Saudi Arabia accused of aggression

Sanaa - Yemen yesterday accused Saudi Arabia of attacking a Yemeni island in the Red Sea with ships and long-range artillery, …

Sanaa - Yemen yesterday accused Saudi Arabia of attacking a Yemeni island in the Red Sea with ships and long-range artillery, killing three people and wounding nine.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh told a news conference in Sanaa: "Nine Saudi naval vessels took part in the aggression with long-range artillery that resulted in the death of three Yemenis and wounding of nine."

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