ADEN, Yemen - More than 200 suspected al-Qaida gunmen have wrested control of the south Yemeni city of Zinjibar after heavy fighting with security forces that left 16 dead, an official said on Sunday.

发自也门亚丁消息：29日一位官员表示，200多名疑似“基地”武装分子在和当地安全部队激战后，占领了也门南部城市津 吉巴尔，战争导致16人死亡。”

The Yemeni opposition immediately accused embattle President Ali Abdullah Saleh of having allowed Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, to fall to the gunmen to raise fears concerning al-Qaida and boost his flagging international support.

也门反对派立即指责整军备战的总统阿里•阿卜杜拉•萨利赫允许阿比扬省省会津吉巴尔市部队攻击武装分子，从而引起对基 地组织的恐惧，增加其萎靡不振的国际支持率。

The suspected al-Qaida fighters "were able to gain control of the city of Zinjibar ... and took over all government facilities", except for the headquarters of the 25th mechanized brigade, which is besieged by militants, the security official said.

一位安全官员称，除驻扎当地的第25机械化旅总部外，“嫌疑的基地武装分子“已经控制津吉巴尔市…接管所有政府设施…”，但 这支机械化旅总部同样遭到武装人员包围。

Witnesses said that the gunmen were battling members of the brigade on Sunday.

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