Affrontements au Yemen : 1 mort à Abyan – 15 mai 2011

Gunmen kill 1 soldier in Yemen as protests continue to push for president to step down

Associated Press

May 15 2011

( Hani Mohammed / Associated Press ) – Anti-government protestors, shout slogans during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Sunday, May 15, 2011. Gunmen attacked and killed six soldiers at a checkpoint in a central Yemeni province as security forces clashed with protesters calling for the president’s ouster in a southern city, leaving scores injured, officials and medics said Saturday. Banner top reads in Arabic, “ Our revolution is a life style and a nation’s future”.

SANAA, Yemen — Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on two soldiers in a market in southern Yemen Sunday, killing one and wounding the other as protests against the longtime president escalate.

Yemen’s opposition, meanwhile, said it is not ready to accept a new attempt to revive a regional initiative to defuse the crisis if it means giving President Ali Abdullah Saleh more time in office.

Yemen is reeling from three months of protests demanding Saleh step down. He has snubbed a proposal to resign in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Instead he has pressed a crackdown on protesters that has killed more than 150 people.

On Sunday, the gunmen who attacked the soldiers in a market in Abyan province fled the scene, the local official said. Read more…