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Airlines halt flights to Yemen amid fighting
Foreign airlines halted flights to the main international airport in the Sanaa because of heavy fighting between Shiite rebels and Sunni militias in the Yemeni capital, the state civil aviation authority said Friday
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oreign airlines halted flights to the maininternational airport in the Sanaa because of heavy fighting between Shiiterebels and Sunni militias in the Yemeni capital, the state civil aviationauthority said Friday.
Battles erupted a day earlier between the Shiite rebels known as the Hawthis and gunmen loyal to the Islah party, the Muslim Brotherhood's branch in Yemen. The two sides fought in Shamlan, a suburb of Sanaa that is home to the Islamic Iman University, an institution seen as a breeding ground for Sunni militants.
Amid the fighting, the Hawthis hit the headquarters of state television with mortars Thursday evening. Thousands have fled their homes in the area.
