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Prisoners escape from Yemen jail | Prisoners escape from Yemen jail |
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Dozens of inmates have escaped from a Yemeni jail after a bomb went off in the prison, causing chaos, reports say. | |
The escape occurred from a prison in Daleh province of southern Yemen. | The escape occurred from a prison in Daleh province of southern Yemen. |
At least four inmates were wounded and 30 more escaped in the mayhem immediately following the blast, unnamed police sources told reporters. | |
The Yemeni government in Sanaa has been cracking down on separatists in southern Yemen who want the country to be split. | The Yemeni government in Sanaa has been cracking down on separatists in southern Yemen who want the country to be split. |
Southern separatists say their region - a separate country before 1990 - is being exploited by northern Yemen. | Southern separatists say their region - a separate country before 1990 - is being exploited by northern Yemen. |
A truce with another rebel group in the north has allowed the government in Sanaa to turn its attention to the secessionists. | A truce with another rebel group in the north has allowed the government in Sanaa to turn its attention to the secessionists. |
Yemen President Ali Abdallah Saleh has offered talks with the separatist movement, but said the "separatist flag will burn" if the talks were rejected. | Yemen President Ali Abdallah Saleh has offered talks with the separatist movement, but said the "separatist flag will burn" if the talks were rejected. |
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