Gunmen break into UAE-run prisons in Shabwa

SHABWA, Dec. 12 (YPA) – A number of tribal gunmen stormed on Tuesday one of the UAE-run prisons in Nissab district of Shabwa province.

Local sources reported that the militants stormed the prison belonging to the Emirati factions the district, to release one of their sons who had been detained since the past few days.

On the other hand, the sources explained that the house of the coalition-appointed governor of Shabwa, Awad al-Wazir, was exposed to heavy fire Monday night by unidentified gunmen in the same district, without any talk of any damage to the house.

Shabwa has been witnessing an unprecedented security chaos since the Emirati factions took control of most of the districts in 2016.

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