Eight Yemenis killed in Tribal clashes to the north of Sanaa

Armed tribal confrontations in Omran province, to the north of Sanaa, on Saturday resulted in killing 8 persons.

The website of the ruling general congress party quoted the director of Omran province security, Maj Gen. Fadel al-Qousi, that the confrontation took place between the two tribes of Zu Sudah and Zu Maqteib over differences that go back to old revenge crimes.

Al-Qousi explained that the security forces sent to the site of the clashes military forces to siege the gunmen, arrest them and "brought them before the justice." Worthy mentioning that tribal clashes are very common in Yemen, where the number of weapons pieces in the hands of civilians is estimated at 60 million, according to official estimates.

Also according to almost official estimates, the number of victims of tribal clashes is estimated at 1500 persons annually.