Ten people were killed and 32 injured in tribal clashes in Yemen's Maareb province, 200 kilometers east of Sanaa, tribal sources said Tuesday.
The source said on condition of anonymity that the clashes pitting the Jahm tribe against the al-Jidaan ended Tuesday at dawn after a police intervention, but added that "tensions remained high" in the evening.
There are frequent deadly clashes in a country which has a tribal structure and in which the number of firearms is estimated to be more than 60 million -- more than three per habitant -- SANAA (AFP)
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