Yemen: police fire on protesters, one dead
A Yemeni protester died of gunshot wounds March 9 after being hit when police opened fire overnight on anti-regime demonstrators outside Sanaa University. Three other demonstrators were also wounded by gunfire, while some 60 others were lightly hurt due to being beaten by police batons or inhaling tear gas, officials said, who also charged that 12 policemen were injured by rocks hurled by demonstrators. Police had intervened to prevent protesters from erecting tents in a street close to the University Square, where demonstrators have been camping since Feb. 21 in a protest demanding the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled in power. (Middle East Online, March 9)
See our last posts on Yemen and the regional wave of revolution.
Please leave a tip or answer the Exit Poll.
Recent Updates
50 min 18 sec ago
5 hours 14 min ago
5 hours 33 min ago
21 hours 27 min ago
22 hours 37 min ago
4 days 43 min ago
4 days 4 hours ago
4 days 5 hours ago
4 days 22 hours ago
5 days 16 min ago