Yemen’s Capital Rocked by Blasts as Tribal Truce Breaks Down
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Explosions and heavy gunfire rocked the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, amid renewed fighting between security forces and protesters who support tribal leader Sadek al-Ahmar.
Tribesmen loyal to al-Ahmar have taken control of the Interior Ministry headquarters, Abdulqawi al-Qaisi, a spokesman for the group, said in a telephone interview today. The government denied the takeover in a statement read out on state television. Al Ahmar’s tribe also said it captured the police station in Hasabah, a district of Sana’a, earlier today.