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WORLD NEWS Monday 4 deceMber 2017
UAE denies claim of Yemen missile attack against its plant

By AYA BATRAWY targeting the Houthis and
JON GAMBRELL backing Saleh’s camp.
Associated Press The Houthi claim
DUBAI, United Arab Sunday came as the
Emirates (AP) — The United UAE celebrated its 46th
Arab Emirates on Sunday National Day with public
denied a claim by Yemen’s sector holiday that
Shiite rebels that they began on Thursday with
fired a missile toward an a commemoration of the
under-construction Emirati country’s fallen soldiers.
nuclear plant. The denial In a statement posted on
came as heavy fighting in the UAE’s state-run WAM
Yemen’s capital unraveled news agency, authorities
a rebel alliance that has said: “The National
been at war with a Saudi- Emergency and Crisis and
led coalition, including the Disasters Management
UAE. Authority denies the claim
The Yemeni rebels, known that the Houthis fired a
as Houthis, have been missile toward the country.”
clashing in the capital, “The UAE possesses an air
Sanaa, for five consecutive defense system capable
days with supporters of of dealing with any threat
Yemen’s former president, of any type or kind,” the This undated photograph released by the United Arab Emirates’ state-run WAM news agency,
Ali Abdullah Saleh, an ally statement added, saying shows the under-construction Barakah nuclear power plant in Abu Dhabi’s Western desert. The
turned adversary. that the nuclear power UAE on Sunday denied a claim by Yemen’s Shiite rebels that a rebel-fired missile targeted the
The alliance between the plant in Abu Dhabi was plant.
Houthis and Saleh had well-protected. (Arun Girija/Emirates NEC/WAM via AP)
helped the rebels retain The National, a state-
control of Sanaa, despite aligned newspaper in Abu
nearly three years of Dhabi, also reported that
coalition airstrikes. Barakah’s operations were
The Houthis accuse Saleh “unaffected on Sunday,
of striking deals with Saudi while sources on the ground
Arabia and the UAE. confirmed there were no
Since the recent clashes signs of an attack to the
erupted in Sanaa, the structure.” The newspaper
Saudi coalition has been did not elaborate.q

13 killed in suicide bombing

at northern Nigerina market

By I. ABDULRAHIM she detonated.”
Associated Press The incident came less
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria than two weeks after
(AP) — A female suicide more than 50 people were
bomber pretending killed in a suicide bombing
to wait in line for food at a mosque in Mubi, 170
handouts detonated kilometers (105 miles) east
her explosives Saturday, of Biu.
killing at least 13 people While there was no
at a crowded market claim of responsibility
in northeastern Nigeria, for Saturday’s attack,
authorities said. suspicion immediately fell
A second female bomber on the Boko Haram Islamic
killed herself and wounded extremist group. Boko
many others, according Haram has increasingly
to witnesses in the town of used women and children,
Biu, about 185 kilometers often kidnapped and
(115 miles) from the Borno indoctrinated, to carry out
state capital, Maiduguri. suicide bombings.
“The first bomber Boko Haram has been
pretended to be on the blamed for more than
queue as one of the 20,000 deaths in its eight-
beneficiaries waiting for year insurgency, which
her turn to receive food,” has spilled over into
said Mohammed Maliya, neighboring countries
who was part of the and created a vast
rescue effort. “She was humanitarian crisis with
so relaxed and was even millions displaced and
eating a banana before hungry.q