.- At least six Yemeni policemen were killed and another wounded in an attack blamed on the terrorist network Al Qaeda carried out southeast of Sanaa, sources told Efe security services. According to sources, about twenty armed men traveling in two vehicles attacked at dawn a police checkpoint in the area of Rade, in the province of Al Baida, about 200 km from Sana'a.
The attackers, who used automatic rifles and grenades, managed to escape and security forces launched a huge operation to catch them. Moreover, the sources stressed that this is the first time that Al Qaeda operates in Al Baida, since most of the attacks on military and security objectives have been perpetrated in the neighboring provinces of Candid and Shebua, which has its strongholds .
Yesterday, Friday, four soldiers were killed in a similar attack, also attributed to an armed group linked to Al Qaeda in the southern province of Mareb. Al Qaeda has training camps in Yemen, according to Yemeni and U.S. authorities, and it is believed that hundreds of his supporters are hiding in the mountains south of the country. 
The attackers, who used automatic rifles and grenades, managed to escape and security forces launched a huge operation to catch them. Moreover, the sources stressed that this is the first time that Al Qaeda operates in Al Baida, since most of the attacks on military and security objectives have been perpetrated in the neighboring provinces of Candid and Shebua, which has its strongholds .
Yesterday, Friday, four soldiers were killed in a similar attack, also attributed to an armed group linked to Al Qaeda in the southern province of Mareb. Al Qaeda has training camps in Yemen, according to Yemeni and U.S. authorities, and it is believed that hundreds of his supporters are hiding in the mountains south of the country.
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