Affrontements à Ibb et Taez : quatre morts – 13 mai 2011
Security forces kill 4 protesters in Yemen, witnesses say
Cnn
From Journalist Hakim Almasmari, For CNN
May 13, 2011 –
— Security forces in Yemen killed four people when they opened fire on anti-government protesters on their way to a funeral Friday in southwestern Yemen, medical workers and witnesses said.
At least 12 other protesters were shot, with three of them in critical condition, medical workers said.
The security forces were trying to disperse the crowd gathered in Ibb province to mourn a protester who was killed on Wednesday, the medical workers and witnesses said. The province is about 120 miles from the capital, Sanaa.
Yemen is among the Arab countries swept up in protests against longtime rulers since the January revolt that ousted Tunisian strongman Zine El Abedine Ben Ali. The impoverished and unstable nation has been wracked by anti-government protests and clashes between demonstrators and security forces for many weeks.
« We were walking to the graveyard to bury our dead, and the government killed three more, » said a protester who attended Friday’s funeral. « This is the strategy of a dictatorship ruler. »
The protester spoke before the fourth death was confirmed Friday. Medical workers have been trailing protesters in ambulances, anticipating violence. Read more...
Yemen: Three killed in protests against Saleh
bbc
Three people have been killed and 18 wounded in anti-government protests in Yemen, say witnesses.
Crowds gathered in Ibb, Taiz and the capital Sanaa to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave office.
But in a defiant speech to supporters, Mr Saleh declared: « We will defend ourselves by all means. »
Meanwhile, Qatar has pulled out of mediation efforts aimed at ending Yemen’s political crisis, accusing the president of « indecision and delays ».
The Gulf state was among six nations pushing a deal for Mr Saleh to step down after 32 years in power, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
‘Playing with fire’
In Ibb, a city south of Sanaa, three people were killed and 15 wounded when troops shot at protesters, medics and witnesses told Reuters news agency.
Three more demonstrators were wounded by gunfire in Yemen’s third city, Taiz. Read more…
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