Officials say mortars, sniper fire kill at least 15 in renewed violence in Yemeni capital

SANAA, Yemen — Renewed violence in the Yemeni capital killed at least 15 people on Thursday as forces loyal to the regime and its opponents shelled each other's strategic positions from hills surrounding the city, medical and security official said.

The shelling over the city has terrified residents and emptied out city streets, already pockmarked by street battles between rival forces in different corners of the capital. A number of shops in a main boulevard in Sanaa were torched from earlier mortar shelling and oil spots covered the streets after electricity transformers also took a hit.

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Brad Plumer 23 Sep, 2011


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