UAE-backed militia fire at protesters in Mukalla

MUKALLA, Dec. 04 (YPA) – The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militia attacked protesters on Saturday in the city of Mukalla, the capital of Hadhramaut, eastern Yemen.

Hundreds of participants in the “revolution of the hungry” uprising came under attackof the (STC)’s militia in al-Salam neighborhood, the Yemen Press Agency reported.

According to the sources, the citizens burned tires during protests against the deterioration of the price of the local operation against the US dollar, which exceeded the price of 1700 Yemeni riyals.

The sources confirmed that shops closed in Mukalla, in response to the call for civil disobedience because high food prices.

According to the sources, these protests came after a long suffering from the deterioration of the living situation amid the high prices of bread in the city, which reached 80 riyals.

E.M