Yemen toll rises as U.S. seen pressing Saleh to go

Mohamed Sudam and Mohammed Ghobari
Reuters
April 4, 2011

Police and armed men in civilian clothes opened fire on anti-government demonstrators in the Yemeni cities of Taiz and Hudaida on Monday, witnesses said, as a drive to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh gathered pace.

The attempt to suppress mounting protests inspired by uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia came amid signs that the United States is seeking an end to Saleh’s 32-year rule, long seen as a rampart against Yemen-based Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

In Taiz, south of the capital Sanaa, police shot at protesters trying to storm the provincial government building, killing at least 15 and wounding 30, hospital sources said.

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This article was posted: Monday, April 4, 2011 at 10:12 am

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