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SANAA, April 6 (KUNA) -- Three mortars were fired on Sunday at a
residential housing complex of Yemeni citizens and westerners in the Hiddah
neighborhood in the capital, The Interior Ministry revealed.
A statement by the Ministry said no casualties or materialistic damage were
reported.
The statement added that the mortars were fired from a distance, pointing
out that the security authorities were currently investigating the incident.
The targeted villas are behind a residential compound in the Al-Hadda
neighbourhood of southwestern Sanaa. Foreigners, including Westerners and
Arabs, live in the compound which also houses the offices of Safer oil company.
Police cordoned off the area, residents said. They also closed off roads
leading to the US embassy in the northwestern sector of Sanaa. (end)
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