Al-Qaida takes over a city in Yemen
Yemeni security officials say al Qaida’s branch in the country has taken control of a southern city after security forces surrendered.
The officials said al Qaida militants driving pick-up trucks and flying black flags swept through the city of al-Houta, the capital of Lahj province.
They took over the main security barracks, the governor’s office, and the intelligence headquarters, which houses prisons with al Qaida detainees.
The officials said security forces loyal to deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh surrendered to the militants without resistance. Those who resisted at the governor’s office were executed, the officials said.
