ADEN: A fierce clash between armed tribesmen and troops of Yemen's Republican Guard in the southern province of Lahj left at least eight people dead, six of them soldiers, a security official said Friday.
The clashes broke out overnight when tension linked to the army's refusal to redeploy a Republican Guard unit from the mountain village of Labus erupted into violence, tribal sources said.
Tribesmen regard the presence of the troops as a provocation.
A security official said six troops and two tribesmen were killed while five other people were wounded in the fighting. (AFP)
The clashes broke out overnight when tension linked to the army's refusal to redeploy a Republican Guard unit from the mountain village of Labus erupted into violence, tribal sources said.
Tribesmen regard the presence of the troops as a provocation.
A security official said six troops and two tribesmen were killed while five other people were wounded in the fighting. (AFP)
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