At least two soldiers have been killed and five others wounded, including two women, in clashes on Saturday between the military police and armed men in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.
The clashes flared up when a group of the military police personnel stormed the camping sit-in of the revolutionary youth in the city.
The soldiers attempted to open the main blocked road in Al-Mansoura district, Aden, but they were surprised by a group of armed men opening fire on them, killing 2 soldiers.
Clashes between the two sides ensued for at least three hours, leaving five people including two women wounded, a military source told Yemen Post on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press.
"The soldiers were given immediately an order from the provincial security chief to retreat because he did not give them a warranty to do storm the protest area."
Last year, security forces stormed the camping sit-in of Al-Mansoura, leaving Mohammed Ali Shahen, the first revolutionary martyr in the city, killed and scores of other protesters injured.
Aden security chief has sent a letter to the Minister of Interior in which he affirmed that he did not give the soldiers any order to storm the sit-in, the military source added.
The clashes took place after a few hours from the swearing in ceremony of the new President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi who pledged to restore stability and security in the country.
Hadi will officially move to the Presidential Palace on Monday, according to official government sources.
The security in Aden has been evidently undermined due to several reasons, chief among which are the unrest triggered by the mass protests against the former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's 33-year-long rule and the Southern Movement activities.