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Aden Street riots
Part of Aden Emergency
Date January-February 1967 Location Aden
Belligerents
United Kingdom Aden Police	NLF FLOSY
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.

References

1. Holden, David. "400 held in Aden as troops quell riots." Sunday Times 3 Oct. 1965: . The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Apr. 2014.

External links

• Aden Emergency at the Argylls Website

• 1967 riots
• Aden Emergency
• January 1967 events in Asia
• February 1967 events in Asia
• 1967 in the Federation of South Arabia
• Crime in Aden
• Riots and civil disorder in Asia