Seven Yemeni policemen wounded in grenade attack

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SANAA (AFP) — Seven Yemeni policemen were wounded on Wednesday in a hand grenade attack at a checkpoint in the southern province of Lahij, the scene of unrest for over a week, a security official said.

The policemen were wounded at around 6:00 am (0300 GMT) when a man hurled a hand grenade at a checkpoint in the town of Habilayn, the official told AFP, requesting anonymity.

He said 15 people were being investigated following the attack, adding that the same checkpoint was the target of a similar attack on Monday in which four policemen were injured.

At least 21 people, including 10 policemen, were wounded on Monday during clashes between security forces and thousands of protesters in the provinces of Lahij and Dhaleh.

Residents had taken to the...