 Five Yemenite policemen were killed and seven were wounded on Monday in clashes with armed tribesmen, according to Yemenite officials. The clashes took places in Marab province, about 175 kilometers east of the capital ‘Sana. According to the local media, the policemen were opening a highway, which was blocked off a day earlier by tribesmen from the Damashqa clan. The tribesmen were demanding jobs in nearby oil fields. A gunfight broke out in which the five security personnel were killed. The highway connects Marab city and oil fields in the ‘Safir area. |