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Rebels destroy two mosques located in a district of Yemen
A group of armed men believed to be Al Houthi rebel supporters destroyed two Sunni mosques in Dahyan on Wednesday, local sources said.
- By Nasser Arrabyee, Correspondent
- Published: 15:54 July 24, 2008
Sana'a: A group of armed men believed to be Al Houthi rebel supporters destroyed two Sunni mosques in Dahyan on Wednesday, local sources said.
Mosque of Al Ghrabeen and mosque of Salem Ahsan in Dahyan district, a stronghold of the Shiite Al Houthi rebels, were destroyed, said the sources.
The house of Salem Ahsan, the man who built one of the mosques, was also destroyed, the sources said.
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