Two Yemeni fishermen were killed when Somali pirates attacked their boat in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden on Wednesday, informed sources said.

Another fisherman was also injured in the attack as the pirate have become used to taking over boats to use them in their operations against ships passing in waterways off Yemen, the sources said.

The bodies of Razih Aliyan and Ismail Hasono, from Khokha, Hodeida, arrived today in Aden from Somalia and the hurt Yemeni was admitted to hospital.

The three were fishing in a Somali area under permission from a local tribal elder, the sources made clear.

In response to the incident that comes amid continuous pirate attacks against Yemeni boats, the MP for Khokha, Abdu Radman, criticized the official negligence towards the suffering of Yemenis in sea.

Somali pirates attack Yemeni fishermen, kill them and take their boats but we see no action by the government, said Radman, as he urged to address the issue.

"In recent years, we have heard many stories like this. Where can fishermen go if they are surrounded and harassed everywhere by pirates and Eritrean, Ethiopian and Saudi authorities?"

The government should intervene and help all Yemeni fishermen to make a living and come back to their families safely, he concluded.