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Urgent: Houthi gunmen seize strategic military air base in southern Yemen

Xinhua, March 25, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Shiite Houthi fighters backed by security forces advanced in Yemen's south and took control over a strategic military air base in the southern province of Lahj early on Wednesday, a military official told Xinhua.

According to the military official near the scene, the Houthi fighters stormed the Anad military air base and imposed their full control over the entrances. Endit