Yemeni teenager killed in clashes

A Yemeni lawmaker says police shot dead a teenager during clashes between police and protesters in the south of Yemen.

Nasser al-Khabagi, an opposition member of parliament, says the 16-year-old boy died Saturday when police fired at locals demonstrating at a voter registration center. He says the crowds were protesting the government's rejection of opposition attempts to amend the country's electoral law.

Police declined to comment on the death and said they opened fire in self defense.

Yemen's political parties have been preparing the amendment to the electoral law for the past year in an effort to bring more women into parliament, curb vote-rigging and limit the influence of government officials.