almotamar.net - The local authority in Aden announced Sunday that two persons were killed and other 7 were injured, among them two security men the condition of one of them is serious during holding the so-called festival of reconciliation at the Al-Hashimi Square on Sunday.

Secretary General of the local council of the governorate Abdulkarim Shaef said in a press conference today evening that the two killed persons are Mohammed Ali Ahmed, 30, from Jabal Habshi, Taiz governorate and Saleh Abu Bakr al-Bakri, 70, affirming that they have nothing to do with the alleged festival.

In reply to almotamar.net question Shaef asserted about impact of those protest that there are big negative impact and what it resulted of problems on investment in Aden and the effect of that on every house in Aden and entire Yemen.

He pointed out that the Yemen Socialist Party managed the protests from its offices whereas the Islah party did not register any participation in the event.

The secretary general of Aden local council said the YSP did not apply to license for the activity and that three persons among them editor in chief of Attariq newspaper Ayman Mohammed Nasser were the ones who applied to the license.


Aden security chief Abdullah Qiran announced on his part the detention of 51who were present in the coasts and suspicious places without carrying identity cards. He added they were retained for 24 hours and were released at today afternoon. He added that 11 persons have been detained over the events of riot that took place today and they would be sent to prosecution for interrogation, denying the arrest of any others over the e vent.

The security chief at the pres conference called on the families of the victims to attend the investigation session with the detainees if they wished that.