Thirty separatists escape from prison in Yemen after bomb blast

The source, who asked not to be named, said three prisoners were injured in the bombing, which was believed to have been carried out by members of the separatist Southern Movement to allow the escape of the detainees in al-Dhalea city.

Witnesses said police exchanged fire with armed separatists outside the detention centre after the explosion, but no reports about casualties.

In the southern district of Radfan, around 30 kilometres south of al-Dhalea, two people were killed and a policeman injured in clashes after a rally in the district's main city of al-Habileen, a local source said.

Violent protests have rocked several cities in southern Yemen in the last few months, leaving dozens of dead and wounded among both the protesters and security force members.

The protests were organized by southern secessionist groups claiming that the central government exercises discriminatory policies against southerners, Kazinform cites Trend News. See www.en.trend.az for full version.