43 opponents wanted by Yemeni government for causing fuel shortage
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Xinhua, June 25, 2011
Yemen's Interior Ministry published Friday a most wanted list of 43 members of the opposition coalition, accusing them of bombing oil pipelines, attacking electricity supplies and causing fuel shortage, the official Saba news agency reported.
"The ministry distributed the wanted list to all security apparatuses across the country to bring them to justice and announced a reward of 3 million rials (about 14,100 U.S. dollars) for the one who provides information leading to the arrest of any one of the 43 wanted opposition members," Saba cited the ministry' s statement as saying.
The impoverished Arab country has been in the grip of severe fuel and power shortage since key oil pipelines and electricity circuits were hit in the northeastern province of Marib in March.
The Yemeni authorities blamed the sabotage on the supporters of the opposition coalition Joint Meeting Parties, while the latter accused the government of "intentionally creating economic crisis to punish the people for siding with anti-government protesters demanding ousting President Ali Abdullah Saleh."
