Tension rises in Sana'a after clashes break out

Warring sides accuse each other of breaching a truce imposed by the vice president

Last updated: September 15, 2018 | 22:21

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Sana'a: Tension increased in the Yemen capital as fierce clashes flared overnight between government forces and armed men loyal to the influential tribal leader Sadek Al Ahmar, local sources said.

Both sides accused each other of breaching a truce imposed by the Yemen Vice-President Abd Rabbo Manosur Hadi.

Earlier, the government said that Al Ahmar's men continued to breach a ceasefire by opening fire on the buildings of ministry of interior and police headquarters in the capital. A woman was injured, according to the government's statement.

The government-run Saba agency published on Monday the names of 100 soldiers, said be loyal to General Ali Mohsin Al Ahmar. The agency said that General Al Ahmar sent them to wreck havoc in the city of Taez.

Yemen Socialist party said on Monday that gunmen fired on the party's headquarters in the capital. No one was hurt in the attack.

In Taez, tension prevailed despite calls for truce. Local medics said on Monday night that a shell hit a bus, killing at least a passenger and injured many others.

Yemenis demonstrate in Taez, south of the capital Sana'a on December 5, 2011. Forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead a woman and wounded six other people when they opened fire on a crowd of protesters, medics said.

A wounded Yemeni protester is treated after a he was hurt in a demonstration in Taez, south of the capital Sanaa on December 5, 2011. Forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shot dead a woman and wounded six other people when they opened fire on a crowd of protesters, medics said.

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