Officials: Al Qaeda fighters free 270 from Yemeni prison

[Eugene]

Source: CNN

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) Al Qaeda fighters attacked a prison in the coastal Yemeni city of Al Mukallah early Thursday, freeing nearly at least 270 prisoners, a third of whom have al Qaeda links, a senior Defense Ministry official has told CNN.

Khaled Batarfi, a senior al Qaeda figure, was among the escapees, officials said.

Dozens of attackers took control of government buildings, including the city's Central Prison, Central Bank and radio station during the assault early Thursday, according to officials.

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Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/02/middleeast/yemen-prison-break/

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By Hakim Almasmari and Don Melvin, CNN
Updated 6:47 AM ET, Thu April 2, 2015

[Fred Sanders]

1. CNN? How many times have they reported things wrong lately? What Ministry of Defence?

I thought the government had fled??

CNN sucks, unreliable and biased source.

Excellent on plane crashes though. Very, very thorough.

[Sunlei]

4. without cnn what American 'news' actually has journalist (s) in Yemen?

[FBaggins]

2. "Nearly at least 270" ?

How does that even make sense?

[Sunlei]

3. Yemen is in kaos. Anyone with money/contacts has left that country.