130 Persons Reported Missing in Kood Qro in Aden [Archives:2000/38/Front Page]

Tensions in Kood Qro, Buraikah, Aden are still dominating after military confrontations that had taken place last week in which different weapons were used between residents of the area and security forces. Confrontations erupted after people from this tribe, Kood Qro, prevented a contractor from digging stones from a mountain which the tribe claims ownership of it. Local statistics show that more than 200 families were forced to leave their homes and that 130 persons were reported missing, according to a memorandum addressed to the President and Parliament Speaker by sheikh Hussain Awad Qro.
In his letter, he appealed to the President and Speaker to put an end to that aggressive campaign launched by Central Security Forces and the Police against the residents. He added We, along with our families, have been assaulted and are now homeless and scattered in different places. Along with condemnations, tensions are still mounting and further confrontations are expected to take place.
 

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