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12 killed, 132 wounded in Aden clashes

In Yemen, 12 people were killed and over 130 wounded in the heavy fighting flared up again in southern port city of Aden today after clashes on Sunday. <br/>'<br/>Violence first erupted on Sunday when a deadline issued by the separatists for the government to resign expired. <br/><br/>The separatists are backed by the United Arab Emirates, a key partner in the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's internationally recognized government in its war since 2015 against the country's rebels, known as Houthis.<br/>'<br/>Yemen's Prime Minister Ahmed Obaid Bin Daghar described the separatists' move as a coup. <br/><br/>Meanwhile, coalition spokesman Col Turki al-Malki said the coalition's priority is to deliver humanitarian aid, declining to comment on the violence. <br/><br/>The United Nations says that Yemen is facing the world's worst humanitarian crisis. <br/><br/>

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