Yemen leader hurt in rocket strikes

Yemen’s president was lightly injured and four top officials were wounded when opposition tribesmen struck his palace with rockets, a government official has said.

It was the first time that tribesmen have targeted President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s palace in nearly two weeks of heavy fighting with government troops in the capital.

The official said the rockets hit while officials were praying at a mosque inside the palace compound.

He said Saleh, the prime minister, the deputy prime minister, the parliament chief and a presidential aide were wounded – Saleh lightly, while the deputy prime minister and aide’s wounds were serious.