SEPARATISTS KILLED, INJURED 89 PEOPLE IN DALEI GOVERNORATE IN 2009

DALEI, Dec. 06 (Saba) - Local report has showed that about 89 people
were killed and injured by separatists and saboteurs of the southern
movement in Dalei governorate so far in 2009, the GPC-run almotamar
website said on Sunday.

The report indicated that the outlaw separatists have claiming the
lives of 11 citizens and injured 38 others in addition nearly 40
soldiers have been killed and injured up to now in 2009 due to
sabotage acts committed by these outlaws.

The report was read during a meeting held on Saturday in the
governorate attended local figures and personalities.

The meeting affirmed the significance of mobilizing efforts of all
national, social and security bodies to encounter such criminals and
put an end to the sabotage acts that target the stability and the
security of the governorate and its citizens.

Violent anti-government protests have engulfed cities in Yemen's
southern provinces in recent months, leaving dozens of casualties
among protesters and security forces.

North and South Yemen were united in 1990.

In 1994, southern leaders announced the secession of the south and
battled northern forces for 10 weeks in a civil war that ended in
their defeat.

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