almotamar.net - Head of the General People's Congress (GPC) branch of in Sharaab Al-Salam district Sheikh Hamid Ali Abdeh confirmed Friday the release of commander of Central Security branch of Taiz Staff Brigadier General Abdul Nasser al-Qawsi and six of security men who were held in Sharaab area.

Head of the GPC branch told almotamar.net he has received the detained persons last evening and affirmed that they has not come under any harm and all were heading for the city of Taiz.

He considered the release of security soldiers as a result of efforts ad mediations by sheikhs, notables and social personalities as well as by leadership of Taiz governorate in order to avoid deterioration of situations over an armed ambush set up last Wednesday for brigadier general al-Qawsi resulted in the killing of three security soldiers and injury of other nine. The outlaw gunmen held chief of Taiz central security branch and six of security soldiers.