Hundreds of demonstrators break into Maasheeq Palace in Aden

ADEN, Sept. 14 (YPA) – Hundreds of angry demonstrators broke into on Tuesday the Maasheeq presidential palace in Aden city, south of Yemen, local sources said.

The sources affirmed the protesters stormed the Palace amid popular anger over the lack of services, difficult living conditions and collapsing the local currency.

They chanted slogans against the Saudi-led coalition and the Southern Transitional Council militias , which has controlled the city since the Saudi-exiled Hadi government” was expelled in August 2019.

The protesters blocked all roads leading Maasheeq Palace in the Crater area, setting fir on tires, in protest against the deteriorating living situation and basic services in the city.

According to the sources, the “Southern Transitional Council militia fired at the protesters near the National Bank.

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