Yemen is on the brink of descending into outright conflict after a violence filled day of demonstrations in the capital Sanaa on Tuesday.<br /><br />At least four people were reportedly killed when Yemeni soldiers opened fire on Shia Muslim protesters trying to storm the cabinet building.<br /><br />Activists loyal to the Houthi religious insurgent group claimed dozens had been wounded.<br /><br />They accuse Yemen’s government of corruption and have held sit-ins for weeks at ministries in an attempt to oust the current administration and restore fuel subsidies.<br /><br />Protesters have also blocked the road to Sanaa airport.<br /><br />Meanwhile in northern Yemen, armed Houthi rebels in al-Jawf province have been fighting government-allied tribes backed by air strikes since the weekend.<br /><br />Critics of the Houthis claim they are attempting to take power and carve out a semi-independent state for itself in the north, something the group denies.
