WORLD BRIEFING / YEMEN
Three people were killed in clashes between security forces and anti-government protesters in southern Yemen, where separatist sentiment is strong, officials and witnesses said.
The clashes, which have persisted for several days, prompted a rare call by the United States for an end to the violence it said could undermine the impoverished country’s unity.
Neighboring Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest oil exporter, fears instability in Yemen could allow it to become a launchpad for a revival of a 2003-06 campaign by Al Qaeda militants to topple the U.S.-allied ruling Saud family.
Officials said opposition groups killed two civilians and wounded 20 in protests.
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