UAE- Allies in Yemen won't be deterred by violence: paper

12/8/2015 1:07:06 AM

(MENAFN- Emirates News Agency (WAM))

ABU DHABI 8th December 2015 (WAM) -- A UAE paper has said that the car bomb claimed by a group affiliated with Daesh and which exploded next to a convoy killing the governor of Yemen's southern Aden Jaafar Mohammad Sa'ad and six of his bodyguards will not deter the allies fighting to restore legitimacy.

"This attack shows that there remain elements inside Yemen that are prepared to use any means to thwart international efforts to restore security and peace in the country" said Gulf News in an editorial on Tuesday.

"The first step in this just mission is restoring the legitimate government of President Adb Rabbo Mansour Hadi and eliminating Al Houthi rebels who usurped that government's authority.

"The UAE along with its international coalition partners in a United Nations-backed mission are determined that lawlessness and violence will be eradicated. It matters not whether the source of that violence is Al Qaida Daesh Al Houthis or any other group that views Yemen and its people as targets of opportunity to be exploited for a misguided cause. The UAE and its partners will not be deterred by cowards who spread mayhem and disorder.

"Sunday's blast serves as a reminder that any peace in Yemen will also have to be built with the support of the international community and with the inputs of partners who recognise the government's legitimacy and disavow violence. Such groups have been reluctant to join peace negotiations in Geneva and while they speak of wanting an end to the crisis their words ring hollow" concluded the Dubai-based daily.

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