Break out fighting in the capital of Yemen

Heavy fighting between Government forces and effective deserters cimbraron in the early hours of Friday the capital of Yemen, resulting in two deaths, in what could be the beginning of a struggle for power in the country.

Fighting erupted just days before the autocratic President Ali Abdullah Salé announced that it had agreed to hand over the reins of the Government which has exercised during 33 years.

Starred them clashes them forces Central of security, to which directs the nephew of Salé, the Colonel Yehia Salé, and effective of the first division of armoured, to el command of el general Ali Mohsen to Al-Ahmar, who defected and is added in March to el movement of protests.

Soldiers fired machine guns and mortar shells at, some of which fell on civilian housing and chamuscaron facades of buildings.

Each side lost a soldier before the fight cejara near dawn, said a source of u000aSecurity who requested anonymity because they were authorized to make statements to the press

Both units had already clashed earlier. The Friday fighting occurred near the home of the Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi and were the first between military units since the Salé signed Wednesday an agreement to leave power.

In accordance with the agreement signed in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and that it has American backing, Salé transferred power to his Vice President, who will be the ruler in what are elections conducted for President in 90 days.

If the agreement is firm, Salé would be the fourth dictator ousted of power this year during the protests of the Arab spring.

However, the spokesman of Salé, Ahmed al - Soufi, paid to the confusion about the content of the agreement to put an end to the political crisis that has lasted nine months.

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