Shabwa (Debriefer) - Shabwa security authorities on Wednesday said they foiled a criminal plot by the Southern Transitional Council (STC) aimed to spread chaos and violence in the Yemeni central governorate.
The plot was covered with "false slogans satisfying some of the STC's vicious leaders who lack nationalism and earn living from trade in lives of people and national security," they added in an official statement.
"Security bureaus detected the details of this plot and watched the STC militias as piling up different weapons and erecting fortifications, as well as publically inciting against security and army personnel."
The militias also targeted security and army personnel with direct gunfire and shelling in many districts, in stark contrast to their false calls for peace, according to the statement.
The developments seen by Shabwa come as part of the STC moves aimed to renege the Riyadh Agreement, it added, citing the rhetoric adopted by some of the Emirati-backed separatist leaders.
Shabwa security committee will strictly deal with any attempts to destabilize the provincial security or harm people's lives and interests, the statement read.
Earlier on Wednesday, local sources said security forces used live ammunition to disperse a protest called for by the STC in Baihan district against the official government and Shabwa local authorities.
