Yemen rioter 'dies from wounds'

Some of the most intense rioting was in the southern city of al-Dalea

One person has died from wounds received during clashes between Yemeni forces and protesters, residents said.

Hundreds of youths demanding state jobs have clashed with troops in several parts of southern Yemen.

The military has deployed armoured vehicles and reports say checkpoints have been set up between Aden in the south and the capital Sanaa.

Some people in south Yemen accuse the government of discriminating in favour of northerners in allocating jobs.

Positions in government and the army are among the main sources of employment in Yemen, the poorest country in the Arabian peninsula.

North and South Yemen were united in 1990, but the South attempted unsuccessfully to secede in a civil war in 1994.

The official Saba news agency said a security source denied the protester's death.

But reports from the south say five people have been wounded since the rioting started on Sunday, of whom one died on Wednesday.