Yemen's government has accused fighters in the country's north of breaking a ceasefire with the army and killing several soldiers, just hours after the agreement was put into place. Officials told Al Jazeera on Friday that Houthi fighters killed three soldiers and destroyed a government building in the country's north, violating the terms of the fragile truce. Al Jazeera's Hashem Ahelbarra, reporting from the capital, Sanaa, said there are concerns that the ceasefire could collapse completely if the situation further deteriorates. "There are reports of sporadic gunshots in different parts of Saada province. But we have to wait for an official reaction from the Houthi rebels, who haven't made any statement," he said. "This isn't a major surprise, because we know this is a very complex political landscape in Yemen.
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