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LONDON, April 30 (UPI) -- The former Yemeni ambassador to Syria said he has applied for asylum in Britain, claiming his home country discriminates against southerners.
Ahmed Abdullah al-Hasani said his government has treated the south like an annexed province, the BBC reported Saturday. Tensions in the region have worsened since the south unsuccessfully attempted to secede in 1994.
"The land was confiscated, sovereignty was confiscated, the resources were confiscated, the people were driven away from their land," he told Al Arabiya television.
Yemen denies allegations that the country's north is richer than the south and that employers discriminate against southerners.
Abdo al-Naqeeb, a spokesman for the London-based Southern Democratic Assembly, said Hasani applied for asylum on Thursday.
"It's too early to say if the application will be successful," he said.
"At the moment he has just filled in his application form and is talking to his solicitors."
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