Aden Street riots
| Aden Street riots | |||||
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| Part of Aden Emergency | |||||
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| Belligerents | |||||
 United KingdomAden Police |
 NLFFLOSY | ||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||
| Sir Richard Turnbull | unknown | ||||
The Aden Street riots took place in early 1967 during the Aden Emergency. On 19-20 January 1967 the NLF prompted street rioting in Aden. The Aden police lost control, so British High Commissioner Sir Richard Turnbull deployed British troops to crush the riots. This was followed by pro-FLOSY rioters taking to the streets which then led to conflict with British troops until February. The mood created by the riots helped lead to the Arab Police mutiny.
There had previously been riots in Aden in October 1965.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Holden, David. "400 held in Aden as troops quell riots." Sunday Times [London, England] 3 Oct. 1965: [1]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Apr. 2014.
External links
[edit]- Aden Emergency at the Argylls Website