10 soldiers killed in attack in Yemen

SANAA (AFP) — Ten Yemeni soldiers were killed and 20 wounded in an attack on an army roadblock in Saada province in the northwest of the country, a security source told AFP.

The assault was presumed to have been carried out by Zaidi rebels, he added.

"Violent clashes are taking place in the Rizamat region" where the checkpoint attack was reported said the source, who requested anonymity.

Thursday's toll raised to at least 22 the number of soldiers killed in fighting between the army and Zaidi insurgents in Saada province since rebel attacks resumed earlier this week.

The ruling General People's Congress (GPC) of President Ali Abdullah Saleh said on its website on Wednesday that five soldiers, including an officer, were killed in "terrorist attacks led by members of the (rebel) group."

Zaidi rebels are suspected of being behind attacks on Saturday and Sunday against army and police ...