By Ali Oweida
SANAA
Clashes erupted between Yemeni army forces and Shiite Houthi militants in southern Sanaa on Tuesday, a security source has said.
"Armed Houthis occupied a school in southern Sanaa, triggering clashes with army forces," the source told Anadolu Agency.
There were no reports of casualties.
Houthis have recently mounted a series of massive protests in Sanaa to demand the dismissal of the government and the reinstatement of recently-slashed fuel subsidies.
Last week, President Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi offered to sack the government, inviting the Houthis to take part in the formation of a new national unity cabinet. He also offered to reduce fuel prices.
The Shiite group, however, spurned the overture and vowed to further escalate its protests.
Yemen has been dogged by unrest since a popular uprising that began in 2011 ousted longstanding president Ali Abdullah Saleh one year later.
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