One person killed in violent crackdown on Yemeni protesters

Sat, 12 Mar 2011

Sana'a/Cairo - At least one person was killed when police used force to disperse thousands of anti-government protesters in the Yemeni capital before dawn on Saturday, according to the broadcaster Al Jazeera.

Police used tear gas and batons as they stormed a camp set up by the protesters in Sana'a, Al Jazeera reported.

Hundreds of people were injured in the crackdown, and the city remains tense.

In the south-western city of Taiz, at least three people were injured when police opened fire on protesters.

The crackdowns came a day after hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in several Yemeni cities to demand the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power for over 30 years.

In the port city of Aden, at least three protesters were injured by gunfire when police used live ammunition and teargas to disperse Friday protests, according to Al Jazeera.

Last week, Saleh pledged to create a new constitution which would transfer powers from the presidency to an elected parliament.

But protesters say the offer is not enough and that they will continue to demonstrate until Saleh resigns.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/371380,violent-crackdown-yemeni-protesters.html.