More than 100 people were killed during clashes that broke out between forces of former Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh and his allies Houthi militias, Yemeni military sources said on Sunday.

The sources said forces of the General People's Congress (GPC) - under Saleh - managed on Saturday to take over vital facilities in Sanaa and a number of other governorates, including the presidency HQ, the central bank and the finance ministry, the Arabic-speaking Sky News reported.