Heavy clashes erupt in Yemen capital, 9 dead
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Yemeni loyalist forces fought street battles with guards from a powerful tribal federation whose leader has sided with protesters demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, witnesses said on Tuesday. The opposition warned that such attacks by loyalists, which residents said targeted the mansion of tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar, could spark a civil war.
At least nine people were killed in the clashes, which dimmed prospects for a political solution to end a transition of power tussle nearly four-month-old revolt inspired by protests that swept aside the leaders of Egypt and Tunisia. (Reuters)
