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At least 28 killed in Yemen arms cache blast

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-05-26 16:49

Tribesmen chewing qat, a mild stimulant, shout slogans as they demonstrate to denounce violence in Sanaa May 25, 2011. [Photo/Agencies]

SANAA - Yemen's defence ministry said on Thursday that at least 28 people were killed in an explosion at an arms storage area in Sanaa during overnight fighting.

It also said in a notice on its website the government's prosecutor has ordered the arrest of top leaders of the tribal group led by the al-Ahmar family, one of the groups siding with protesters seeking to oust entrenched President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

A government official said separately that the headquarters of an opposition TV station had been "destroyed" without providing further details.