Al-Qaeda attacks Yemen’s balloting centers, gunmen storm elections centers, soldier killed, four wounded in Mukalla, officials said

By Mohammed al-Kibsi

One soldier was killed and four others were wounded in Mukalla city of Hadramout governorate, an official source said on Tuesday.

Meanwhile Deputy Chairman of the General People Congress party (GPC) Abdul-Kareem Al-Eryani has accused Al-Qaeda and hardliners of the Southern Movement of attacking electoral committees in some governorates.

Gunmen have ambushed the soldiers, as they were removing stones from a street in Ghuaizi area in Mukalla, the source said.

The security authorities are hunting the perpetrators, he added.

Meanwhile, outlaws broke in some electoral stations in two districts of Hadramout, the source said.

The Supreme Commission for Elections and Referendum (SCER)'s members Saba al-Hajji and Sahel Hamza told reporters that some security incidents were registered in some stations; including a sniping incident killed security individual next to a polling station at the 124th constituency.

In addition to another incident in the 25th constituency, and the four perpetrators were arrested, they added, confirming that "these incidents will not affect the ballot."

The two officials asserted that the ballot forced to transfer the electoral stations of nine constituencies in Dali, Lahj and Abyan governorates.

In a press conference held on Monday evening, Al-Eryani praised the current coordination between GPC and the alliance of the Joint Meeting Parties (JMP), pointing out that both sides cooperate for the success of the presidential elections.

He said that the boycott of elections by some parties or groups would not affect on the election process.

According to one of Saleh’s aides Ahmad al-Soufi Al-Eryani is expected to be appointed as a vice president after the elections.

Al-Qaeda militants had killed the head of elections committee and the head of the security committee in al-Baida province four days before the elections day.