.Separatists involved in Mukala riots arrested :Security source
The Source: MUKALA/hadhramaut.info/sabanews.net - 28/03/2011
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A security source in Hadramout province said that outlaws and separatists perpetrated on Sunday acts of riots and chaos in Mukala city, and chanted slogans calling for hatred among Yemeni people.
The source told Saba that those elements made use of a funeral ceremony to evoke riots, and attacked demonstrators at the corniche of Mukala.They ruined and looted some public property, including the branch the National Bank of Yemen, which they set fire to its two upper floors and caused the burning of some of its contents and old records, the source added.The security services arrested a number of these elements to investigate them and take all legal proceedings against them.The source added that the security services will carry out their duty to stand up to those who seek to upset the security, stability and public order and attack on the public property.For his part, an official source at the branch of the National Bank in Hadramout reassured the bank's customers that all assets of the bank in safety, confirming that the work in the bank is going on normally.He refuted the rumors of some media about the looting and theft of funds and assets of the bank branch during the riots and chaos witnessed by Mukala city on Sunday evening.A number of political and social figures and civil society organizations have condemned those acts of rioting and chaos in the city, and called upon all to compliance with laws and maintain the public order and express their opinions peacefully in accordance with laws and the constitution.
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