One would think that the participants could act like gentlemen.
Melee erupts at Yemen peace talks, underscoring rifts
Source: Reuters - Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:17 GMT
Author: Reuters
* Supporters of different factions brawl on sidelines in Geneva
* Clashes in Yemen reportedly kill 30 Houthis, tribesmen
* Disease and hunger spread amid raging war (Recasts with Geneva fight, adds background)
By Mohammed Ghobari and Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA/SANAA, June 18 (Reuters) - A fistfight erupted on the sidelines of peace talks in Geneva on Thursday between supporters of different warring factions in Yemen, underlining the divisions that have thwarted United Nations efforts broker a truce in the near three-month conflict.
Yemeni opponents of the Houthi forces that drove the government into exile interrupted a news conference by Houthi officials, throwing shoes and insulting them as "criminals" and "dogs" who were "killing the children of south Yemen".
A Saudi-led coalition has been launching air raids against the Iran-allied Houthis since late March in a campaign to restore the exiled government and back its armed supporters.
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Melee erupts at Yemen peace talks underscoring rifts?
Melee erupts at Yemen peace talks, underscoring rifts
Source: Reuters - Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:17 GMT
Author: Reuters
* Supporters of different factions brawl on sidelines in Geneva
* Clashes in Yemen reportedly kill 30 Houthis, tribesmen
* Disease and hunger spread amid raging war (Recasts with Geneva fight, adds background)
By Mohammed Ghobari and Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA/SANAA, June 18 (Reuters) - A fistfight erupted on the sidelines of peace talks in Geneva on Thursday between supporters of different warring factions in Yemen, underlining the divisions that have thwarted United Nations efforts broker a truce in the near three-month conflict.
Yemeni opponents of the Houthi forces that drove the government into exile interrupted a news conference by Houthi officials, throwing shoes and insulting them as "criminals" and "dogs" who were "killing the children of south Yemen".
A Saudi-led coalition has been launching air raids against the Iran-allied Houthis since late March in a campaign to restore the exiled government and back its armed supporters.
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Melee erupts at Yemen peace talks underscoring rifts?