At least 9 people were killed and dozens wounded At least nine people were reported killed and dozens wounded in the latest clashes between government forces and tribesmen in Yemen. Those killed on Wednesday in the central city of Taez included pro-opposition fighters and civilians. Reporting in Yemen is restricted, making independent verification of the claims difficult.
A field hospital doctor, Abdel-Raziq al-Gabri, said security forces randomly shelled several neighbourhoods in Taez, where pro-opposition fighters had taken over a government building in the city centre.
The defence ministry said security forces had to respond after the opposition took over some government buildings and banks in Taez.
An amateur video appeared to show the injured being treated in a hospital in Taez.
Violence was also reported in the capital Sanaa but there were no reliable figures of casualties.
In Sanaa, intermittent clashes erupted late on Tuesday in Hasaba district between government troops and gunmen loyal to influential tribal chief Sheikh Sadeq al-Ahmar, killing at least three people, the AFP news agency reported.
The dead included two tribesmen and a policemen, according to medical officials and the interior ministry.
At least seven others were wounded in the restive district, the scene of fierce clashes and shelling in recent weeks, said the medics.
Taez has been a focal point for anti-government protesters demanding the resignation of Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen's president since 1978.
The protests began eight months ago, inspired by Arab revolts in Tunisia and Egypt where long-serving leaders were forced out of power.
The uprising has weakened Yemen's economy and left the government in chaos, triggering a wave of unrest that has killed hundreds of lives and injured thousands more.