SANAA
Yemen's state television went off air late on Saturday after Shiite Houthi militants broke into its headquarters in the Yemeni capital Sanaa and controlled it, eyewitnesses said.
Earlier in the day, fumes were seen pillowing from the television building, a short time after the building was shelled by Shiite Houthi militants.
The fire was, however, limited to part of the building, which did not disrupt the broadcast of Yemen's state television, an Anadolu Agency reporter said.
Building workers, meanwhile, called on the Yemeni army to send yet more reinforcements to protect their lives, according to a request for help issued by the television staff.
Some of the workers of the building were injured in shelling by Houthi militants earlier in the day.
"Houthi militants had prevented ambulances from reaching the site of the attack," the television said.
Yemen television said earlier that Houthis returned to attack its building by heavy and light weapons for the third day in a row.
The Shiite movement has not commented on the alleged attacks.
In recent days, Sanaa has seen deadly clashes between army troops and Shiite Houthi militants amid protests demanding the resignation of the Yemeni government.
Yemen has been dogged by unrest since a popular uprising that began in 2011 ousted longstanding president Ali Abdullah Saleh one year later.
By Rajeh Badi
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