Clashes in south Yemen, 4 wounded – witnesses

reuters

Wed Apr 13, 2011

ADEN (Reuters) – Four people were wounded in clashes in southern Yemen on Wednesday as police fired shots and protesters hurled rocks at security forces, witnesses said.

Residents told Reuters the four were wounded when police fired shots in the port town of Aden to break up protests.

Security forces, some in armoured vehicles and others with water cannon, were deployed throughout the city.

The clashes appeared to have started as police tried to clear makeshift roadblocks, a Reuters reporter in Aden said.

The protesters are demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule. A proposal by Gulf Arab states to negotiate a power transition appears to have stalled. Read more…

(Reporting by Mohammed Mukhashaf; Editing by Michael Roddy)

~ par Alain Bertho sur 13 avril 2011.

Publié dans émeutes, riots, الشغب