Attack targeting military parade in Shabwa thwarted

SHABWA, Aug. 16 (YPA) – The UAE occupation forces on Saturday thwarted an attack was targeting a military parade of the so-called “Shabwani Elite” militia of the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council in Shabwa province, local sources reported on Sunday.

According to local sources in the province, the Emirati forces dismantled on Saturday evening an explosive device weighing 40 kilograms and containing highly explosive materials.

The explosive device was planted near the tower No. 1 located in front of the main gate of the Emirati forces camp and was prepared be detonated remotely to target the military parade that was attended by a number of Emirati officers and leaders of the Shabwani Elite leaders, the sources explained.

YPA