Sanaa: At least 27 people were killed as the Yemeni government on Tuesday ended ceasefire with tribal leader.
The ceasefire that ended days of street fighting between Yemeni tribesmen and President Ali Abdullah Saleh has expired, a government official announced.
The government and the supporters of Sadiq al-Ahmar, the leader of the powerful Hashad tribe, accused each other of breaking the truce and bringing the country closer to a civil war.
“The ceasefire agreement has ended,” a government official said when asked whether an overnight exchange of fire between the two sides had broken the fragile truce.
Anti-government demonstrators in Taiz, who came under attack by forces loyal to the Yemeni President, chant “There is no God but Allah” and “God is Great” during the raid that killed at least 50 people.
A brief calm was shattered when President Saleh’s forces opened fire on protesters in Taiz, killing at least 27 people, besides injuring hundreds, hospital sources said, predicting that the death toll was may rise.
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