Dozens killed in Yemen's heavy clashes

 Play Video At least 49 tribesmen of Yemeni opposition leader Sadeq al-Ahmar , as well as 15 government soldiers , have been killed in intensified clashes in Sanaa. The shooting, in the sandbagged streets surrounding a fortified mansion belonging to the powerful al-Ahmar clan, pitted loyalist forces against guards of Sadiq al-Ahmar.

The clashes have further dimmed prospects for a political solution to a transition of power following months of protests demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule. The new clashes follows fighting in the same area of the capital on Monday, which killed seven people.

The government accused Ahmar's men of igniting Monday's clashes by firing on a school and the headquarters of the state news agency. Early on Tuesday, tribal mediators were holding talks in the Ahmar house, to try to bring an end to the fighting. But government reps said the mediation had not brought a resolution.

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