almotamar.net - Local sources in Taiz on Wednesday said three central security soldiers were killed Wednesday and five others wounded in an ambush set up in the mountainous area of Mikhlaf Shaartab where commander of the central security camp in Taiz brigadier general Abdul Nasser al-Qawsi was on an inspection visit to the security point there.

A security source in Taiz said to almotamar.net the gunmen set their ambush in an area before the headquarters of the security area. He added the gunmen showered the security force with gunfire killing three soldiers and wounding five others among them commander of the central security brigadier general al-Qawsi

Director of Taiz security brigadier general Yahya al-Haisami told alotamar.net that brigadier general al-Qawsi was not wounded and that three soldiers were killed and 9 others were wounded in the attack and they were taken to hospital in Taiz and then a military hospital.