Aden Street riots explained

Conflict:	Aden Street riots
Partof:	Aden Emergency
Date:	January-February 1967
Place:	Aden
Combatant1:	United Kingdom Aden Police
Combatant2:	NLF FLOSY
Commander1:	Sir Richard Turnbull

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]

External links

• Aden Emergency at the Argylls Website

Notes and References

1. 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.