[05/January/2009]

AMRAN, Dec. 05 (Saba) - Director of security in Amran governorate Taher al-Ashwal said that Zaher Salem al-Qafri, aged 36, one of Jewish community in Yemen faced an attack on Sunday in Raida district by some children leaving school who threw stones resulting in minor injuries.

Al-Ashwal has denied allegations of some mass media of targeting and attacking Yemeni Jews' homes, confirming that Yemeni Jews in Amran governorate live peacefully and safely and gain legal protection by the state institutions.

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Saba