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    June 22, 2011

Dozens of Militants Escape Southern Yemen Prison

   VOA News

   Security officials in Yemen say dozens of al-Qaida militants have
   escaped from a prison after an attack on the facility in the country's
   south.
   Officials say the militants clashed with guards Wednesday at the prison
   in Mukalla, leaving one guard dead and two others wounded. The
   militants included both prisoners and a band of armed attackers who
   raided the prison.
   Insurgents have launched several attacks in southern Yemen during the
   country's political unrest.
   On Sunday, military officials said clashes killed 12 al-Qaida-linked
   militants and at least two Yemeni soldiers outside the city of
   Zinjibar. Armed militants also renewed attacks earlier this month
   against government buildings near the town of Houta.

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