Plane shot down in Yemen

A government warplane crashed north of capital city of Yemen, Wednesday morning.


Three members of the opposition for shooting down the plane, the incident came as anti-government protests continue to attract huge crowds.


Opposition tribes shot down the aircraft as it was bombarding a residential compound in Arhab district.


"The government is attacking and killing our loved ones because they have the weapons. We have to fight back and we will do so," said Abdullah al-Shaleef, a resident of Arhab .


The eyewitnesses said the government air raids Tuesday night on residential areas in Arhab and Nehm districts had killed two people and injured four.


The plane came down in Bani Hareth, 7km (4 miles) south of Arhab, on the outskirts of the capital, Sanaa, they said..


The violence comes as anti-government protests in Yemen continue, with tens of thousands taking to the streets of Sanaa on Monday.


The United States, the United Nations and the European Union have called on Yemen to halt the violence and called on both sides to establish a peaceful transfer of power.


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