17 policemen killed in Yemen attack

Aden : Suspected Al Qaeda militants early Thursday attacked a military checkpoint in Yemen and killed at least 17 policemen, an official said.

“Assailants of the Al Qaeda group raided a checkpoint in Bayhan district of Shabwa province, killing up to 17 policemen at around 5 a.m.,” the official told Xinhua.

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“Three armoured vehicles were torched during the attack,” the official said.

The fighting lasted for half an hour.

Some policemen were also reported missing following the attack, the official added..

A witness said that “unknown gunmen arrived on two pick-up trucks and opened heavy fire and tossed grenades on the soldiers stationed at the checkpoint”.