ADEN, Yemen - Armed men killed seven soldiers and wounded 12 others in clashes in the southern Yemeni city of Zinjibar on Monday, a local official and witnesses said.
An army force had tried to storm the town of 20,000, capital of the flashpoint Abyan province in south central Yemen.
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The army had withdrawn from Zinjibar after a battle with militants in March, but later regained control.
