AFP
February 12, 2010
Yemen’s army accused Shiite rebels of breaking a ceasefire on Friday, just hours after it came into force, saying they killed four soldiers in a string of attacks in the country’s far north.
[efoods]The head of military operations in Saada province, General Mohammed Abdullah al-Qussi, said he himself came under rebel attack.
“I escaped an assassination attempt by the rebels who opened fire on my car,” Qussi told AFP.
“The rebels broke the ceasefire and carried out a series of attacks in Iqab district which resulted in dead and wounded among our troops,” Qussi added.
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