This is an entry from: LIVE BLOG: Saudi and Arab allies bomb Houthi positions in Yemen
5 civilians killed in shelling by pro-Saleh forces in Lahj
27 March 2015 19:34 GMT
Five civilians were killed and several others injured on Friday when forces loyal to ousted Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh shelled residential districts in the southern city of Al-Houta, local medical sources have said.
"Five civilians were killed by shelling that targeted homes in Al-Houta [Lahj province's largest city] and wounded several others who have since been taken to hospital," medical sources told the Anadolu Agency.
According to eyewitnesses, several districts of Al-Houta came under intense artillery fire by pro-Saleh forces.
Witnesses say the bombardment began after 20 Shiite Houthi militants were killed in an ambush by anti-Houthi gunmen in Lahj's Al-Wahat district.