Yemeni republican guard attacks defected soldiers

SANAA, May 14 (Xinhua): Forces of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh's Republican Guard attacked pro-protest defected military unit stationed at the western edge of the capital Sanaa on Friday, killing three soldiers, including two Republican troopers, a key opposition media outlet reported. Alsahwa-yemen.net said "a brigade of 200 Republican Guards forces launched the attack on a barracks run by defected General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar midday Friday in an apparent attempt to seize control over it."