Armed tribesmen kill 4 soldiers in Yemen

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SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say armed tribesmen have killed four soldiers protecting an oil pipeline, in another blow to one of the country’s last sources of revenue.

Oil industry and security officials say tribesmen from the province of Hadramawt clashed with the security forces on Friday while they were protecting a group of engineers sent to fix the pipeline in the southeastern region.

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