Two Yemenis killed in gun battle near US embassy


(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Two people were killed and six others injured in a tribal gun battle near the US Embassy in Sawan district, northern the capital, on Saturday.

Due to tribal feud, gunmen from Al-Zayedi and Al-Qanes tribes exchanged fire while attending the wedding party of a member of Al-Dabaa tribe at the Tourist City Hall.

The fight left two deaths and injured six others, including two security guards, a security source told KUNA.

Security forces arrived to the scene to stop the clashes, the source added, noting that a tribal brokerage has intervened in order to contain the incident in accordance with Yemeni tribal norms.


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