Yemeni security officials say heavily armed men believed to be al-Qaida militants killed 10 people in a brazen morning attack on the intelligence headquarters in the port city of Aden.
The officials say the dead included seven security officers and three women who worked in the building.
They say the attackers stormed the building under a hail of gunfire and explosions on Saturday. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorized to talk to the media.
An eyewitness who works at the facility says he saw the gunmen escape with several prisoners they freed from the building’s detention center, where al-Qaida suspects are often held. The man did not give his name for fear of reprisals.
