Artillery hits funeral tent in restive southern Yemen, killing 13
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Yemeni security official and a local political leader say artillery shells have hit a funeral tent in a southern city, killing 13.
The official says the shells landed Friday in Dali as mourners were paying condolences to the family of a man killed in clashes between security forces and gunmen affiliated with a southern regional movement.
The official and leader Adnan Abdo, who says he was at the site of the attack, say four shells hit.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The official said that authorities are investigating. He spoke anonymously because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
A strong southerners' movement demands greater autonomy from the north after what it describes as two decades of marginalization and discrimination. South Yemen was an independent state until unification in 1990.