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Islamic militants seized control of a weapons factory, a strategic mountain and a nearby town in the southern Yemen province of Abyan on Sunday, a witness and security officials said, as a political stalemate in the capital caused security to unravel around the country.

Islamic militants seized control of a weapons factory, a strategic mountain and a nearby town in the southern Yemen province of Abyan on Sunday, said a witness and security officials, as a political stalemate in the capital causes security to unravel around the country.