25 dead in Yemen clash
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens wounded in northern Yemen, where Shi'ite Muslim rebels have attacked Sunni Islamist Salafi fighters with bursts of shelling, a Salafi spokesman said on Sunday.
The shelling, which killed 10 people on Saturday, continued on Sunday afternoon, he said, bringing the death toll to 25 with a further 48 wounded in the latest flare-up in Damaj, about 150 km north of the capital Sanaa.
The conflict in the north, where government troops also tried to crush Shi'ite Houthi rebels before a ceasefire last year, is one of several plaguing Yemen which plans elections next year to replace President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Saleh agreed this week to step down after 10 months of protests to end his 33-year rule.
