Yemeni Protesters Clash With Saleh Supporters, Eight Killed
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Thousands of Yemeni protesters clashed with security forces and armed gunmen loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, leaving at least eight people dead.
Five demonstrators and two soldiers who defected and joined the opposition were killed in the capital today, Sana’a, according to Mohammed al-Qubati, a doctor at the field clinic at the demonstrators’ camp. At least one woman was killed in clashes in the southern city of Taiz, Hisham al-Jaradi, an activist, said by telephone. The renewed violence comes a day after 16 people were slain in fighting.