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Gunmen Attack Security Building in Yemen, Kill 10

   VOA News 19 June 2010

   Security  officials  in  Yemen  say  gunmen  attacked the intelligence
   building  in  the  southern  port  city of Aden, escaping with several
   detainees.
   Officials  said  the  attackers  fought  their  way  into the building
   Saturday, killing at least 10 people, including six security officers.
   Officials  said  they believe the gunmen, armed with rifles and rocket
   propelled grenades, are linked to al-Qaida.
   Witnesses  said  they  heard  a  heavy  exchange of gunfire during the
   attack, and that smoke could be seen rising from the area.
   Yemen  has  been  intensifying its campaign against al-Qaida after the
   group's  local  branch,  al-Qaida  in  the  Arabian Peninsula, claimed
   responsibility  for  the  failed  bombing  of a U.S.-bound airliner on
   December 25 (Christmas Day).

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP, AP and Reuters.

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