Ten Yemenis killed, 37 wounded in Taez violence
Ten Yemenis were killed and at least 37 others wounded in the city of Taez, south of Sanaa, security and tribal sources and witnesses said on Friday.
Security official Colonel Ahmed Rezaz and two companions were killed in an ambush by armed opposition tribesmen, a security source in Taez said.
Witnesses said four tribesmen and three civilians were also wounded in the attack in the Sharab al-Rona area of the city.
The security source said that seven civilians were also killed and 30 wounded by shelling in northern Taez by Yemen’s Republican Guards, which began during clashes with opposition tribesmen.
Tribal sources and witnesses had earlier put the toll from the shelling at two dead and 22 wounded.