国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Yemens Aden faces escalating faction after attack by southern separatist forces
<p><span word="ADEN">ADEN</span>, <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>, <span word="Aug">Aug</span>. 18-- <span word="Following">Following</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="secession">secession</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span> <span word="City">City</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="government">government</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="part">part</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="secession">secession</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Transitional">Transitional</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> (<span word="STC">STC</span>) <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protest">protest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="SCT">SCT</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>.</p><p><span word="Residents">Residents</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="unity">unity</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="loyal">loyal</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="STC">STC</span> <span word="rained">rained</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="buildings">buildings</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="barrage">barrage</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="heavy">heavy</span> <span word="gunfire">gunfire</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cancelled">cancelled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="soldiers">soldiers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="protecting">protecting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="forces">forces</span>, <span word="leaving">leaving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="injured">injured</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="hour">hour</span> <span word="gunfight">gunfight</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scene">scene</span>.</p><p><span word="Hours">Hours</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="pro">pro</span>-<span word="secession">secession</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="staged">staged</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Aden">Aden</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Buraiga">Buraiga</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="condemn">condemn</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="city">city</span>.</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="burned">burned</span> <span word="tires">tires</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blocked">blocked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="headquarters">headquarters</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buraiga">Buraiga</span>.</p><p><span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="ranking">ranking</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="interior">interior</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="planning">planning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attend">attend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="graduation">graduation</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deliver">deliver</span> <span word="speeches">speeches</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="occasion">occasion</span>, <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="academy">academy</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="riot">riot</span>.</p>
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