Fierce Clashes Rock Yemen Capital Despite Deal

Sanaa, Nov 25: Fierce clashes broke out between rival security forces in the Yemeni capital today, two days after President Ali Abdullah Saleh inked a power transfer deal which sponsors had hoped would end the violence.

Dissident troops from the First Armoured Brigade led by General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar exchanged mortar and machinegun fire in the early hours with forces of the central security services commanded by Saleh’s nephew Yehya, residents said.

The clashes erupted outside the residence of Vice President Abrabuh Mansur Hadi, who is to assume Saleh’s powers under the Gulf-brokered transition deal which the veteran strongman signed on Wednesday.

The fighting, which spread to the heart of the capital, lasted more than two hours. There was no immediate word on any casualties.

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