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Yemen's Houthi rebels admit teargas caused fire in migrant detention centre
The Guardian ^ | March 20, 2021

Posted on 03/21/2021 12:03:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin

Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Saturday broke their silence on the cause of a fire that tore through a detention centre for migrants earlier this month, killing at least 45 people, mostly Ethiopian migrants.

The rebels acknowledged that guards fired three teargas canisters into a crowded hangar in the capital, Sana’a, trying to end a protest by the migrants.

A statement by the rebel-run Interior Ministry said at least 11 men from the security forces were detained over the incident, along with a number of senior officials who would be tried before court.

About 900 migrants, most of them from Ethiopia, had been detained at the facility – including more than 350 inside the hangar. The site was run by the Passports and Naturalization Authority.

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: detentioncentre; ethiopia; houthi; houthis; iran; islamofascism; islamofascists; migrant; migrants; sanaa; waronterror; yemen

1 posted on 03/21/2021 12:03:15 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Here’s a foreign adventure for you Biteme. Are you up for Arab Spring II? Obama and Hillary’s worked out so well after liberating Lybya from their civil war.


2 posted on 03/21/2021 12:14:58 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1776. Death Certificate - 2021 under Biteme.)
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To: BenLurkin

People are migrating TO Yemen?
I guess there is always something worse.
Wonder if the migrants are wearing those pre-printed T-Shirts “Yemen President, Let Us In!!”


3 posted on 03/21/2021 12:18:09 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Apparently someone told them that Yemen was only the first stop, and that somebody would be along to get them to where they want to go.


4 posted on 03/21/2021 12:30:43 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

Can’t have a s hole without s hole people to make one.


5 posted on 03/21/2021 1:27:25 PM PDT by Organic Panic (Democrats. Memories as short as Joe Biden's eyes.)
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To: A Navy Vet
Collateral damage in every conflict......especially ones as in Yemen where you have terrorist fighters from Iran who don't give a crap who dies....they;ll just return to Iran when it's over.
6 posted on 03/21/2021 2:04:09 PM PDT by caww
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To: caww

Okay.


7 posted on 03/21/2021 2:08:07 PM PDT by A Navy Vet (USA Birth Certificate - 1776. Death Certificate - 2021 under Biteme.)
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To: BenLurkin; AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ..
A statement by the rebel-run Interior Ministry...
The Guardian sucks soooo much.

8 posted on 04/06/2021 9:01:37 AM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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