AFP, Aden :
Yemeni separatists have surrounded the presidential palace in the government’s interim capital Aden, a military source said on Tuesday.
“The separatists have surrounded the palace and now control the main gate. Those inside are unofficially under house arrest at this point,” said the source, a high-ranking officer with the Yemeni military.
Tension between the separatists and the government erupted into clashes at the weekend, with more than 36 people killed in Aden since Sunday, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.
Brigadier Saleh al-Sayyed, who heads troops that have fought alongside the separatists since Sunday, announced his forces had seized control of the Fourth Brigade, the presidential guard in Aden.
