Separatists kidnapped seven policemen including an officer and took them to an unknown place, in a move which local sources in Lahj and Dhale said came after a court sentenced the main suspect in the bombings of an Aden sports club to death.
The armed group from the southern separatist movement kidnapped five of the policemen in Radfan and Lahj, while the other two in Dhale, the sources said.
Separatists also closed the highway connecting Dhale with other provinces and they also burned tires in streets.
The verdict sparked a backlash by people in Dhale, the province from where the convicted come. They staged a demonstration in protest against what they said was an unfair verdict and urged to release the two brothers soon.