A security official and an eyewitness say at least 12 people have been killed in renewed clashes between Shiite rebels and Yemeni troops in and around the northern province of Saada.
The clashes overnight Sunday come only two days after a bomb-rigged motorcycle blew up amid a crowd of worshippers in front of a mosque in Saada, where a rebellion by a small Muslim sect has been raging for four years.
The official says five soldiers and six rebels died in Menabeha, an area a few kilometers (miles) north of Saada. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not allowed to talk to the media.
An eywitness says a sixth soldier died in a separate area 15 kilometers (9 miles) northwest of Saada. He spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal by the government.
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