Ministry says car with foreign number plate used in Shabwa patrol attack

SANA'A, July 24 (Saba) - A pickup with a Saudi number plate was used in
Thursday's attack on a security
patrol in Shabwa Province in which five soldiers were killed, the
Interior Ministry said on Friday.
The white car entered Yemen 17 days ago through the Alwadiah crossing,
it said.
The ministry circulated the car throughout the country and blacklisted
its owner identified as Ahmed Saleh Hudeij Al-Hamami, a Saudi.
The attack, which was initially blamed on Al-Qaeda, occurred early
Thursday morning in Ataq city.
Meanwhile, security commissions have been formed to protect the
security services throughout the country in a precautionary measure.
The ministry asked the commissions to send daily reports on the
readiness and performance of the security systems.
The measure comes to ensure better performance and keep the security on
heightened alert to face possible situations, control crimes and
preserve the public security, it
said.
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