Hunting for 18 militants ongoing after attack on military convoy

MAREB, Aug 01
(Saba) - A hunt for 18 al-Qaeda militants in northeastern Yemen is ongoing after a
military
convoy was attacked on Thursday.
A soldier was killed and three other troops were injured when the security forces
clashed with the militants in the Shabwan district, Mareb.
Governor of Mareb Naji al-Zaydi said the security forces are seeking to reach
militants who might sheltered to some villages in the area.
Among the hunted are dangerous fugitives.
Early Thursday suspected al-Qaeda militants attacked the military convoy in the
seeking to seize what the convoy was carrying.
The security forces clashed with the militants injuring some of them and they are
still besieging the area and narrowing escape window before the attackers.
FR