Merchants close shops in Taiz city

TAIZ, June. 07 (YPA) – A number of merchants closed the doors of their shops, in the city of Taiz, local media sources.

The sources said in the move came to carry out the decision of the comprehensive strike called by the merchants earlier this week.

The merchants demanded that the de-facto authorities in the areas under the control of the Saudi-led coalition to protect them from the armed groups, which engage in many robberies and extortion of the property of the merchants, as well as the continuous blackmail on their goods.

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