Security officer dead, three wounded [Archives:2003/684/Local News]

Imad Al-Saqqaf
Taiz – A security officer was killed, and three more were injured Nov. 1, when a security unit came under fire in the Hasab area, west of Taiz, to enforce a judicial verdict.
The forces arrived to enforce a verdict allowing Abdulqadir Al-Khulaidi to take back his land confiscated by a group of people from Al-Misrakh district. The latter group refused to leave, and retaliated by firing at the security forces, killing Abdulkabbar Al-Maleeki, a member of the Taiz security administration.
Abdulqadir Al-Khulaidi was among those injured in the attack.
The security forces called for reinforcement. Some of the attackers were arrested. Security forces are still chasing the rest of the clan.
Such incidents frequently occur in various parts of the country as land disputes are among the most common disputes witnessed in Yemen. Hundreds have died in similar incidents throughout the country in the last two decades, while efforts by the government are always hindered by the fact that around 50 million pieces of weapons are in the hands of civilians and tribesmen and constitute a threat to Yemen's stability.
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