Yemeni officials say UAE-backed force storms mosque, kills 5
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Yemeni security officials say gunmen from a security force backed by the United Arab Emirates have stormed a mosque in the southern Dhale province, killing at least five people.
The officials say Saturday the attack took place a day earlier, when people were holding prayers in a mosque in the district of Azrak.
They say the attackers, who belong to a group called the Security Belt, kidnapped three others. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief the media.
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Tribal leaders in the district condemned that attack and called for those responsible to be held accountable.
The Security Belt force says in a statement the dead were Houthi rebels who refused to surrender.
The UAE is part of a Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthi rebels since 2015.