Sana'a. .- At least three people were killed in two demonstrations in southern Yemen where thousands of people calling for political reform and the fall of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, medical sources said. The sources said one person was killed and thirty others injured by the explosion of a homemade bomb thrown by an unknown from a speeding car into a crowd of protesters in the southern city of Taiz.
The event took place in the central plaza at Horrie (freedom), and officials said the security services, to blame for the attack has been arrested. In the city of Aden in the neighborhood of Al Mansura, two protesters were killed and seven wounded by gunfire from police trying to disperse the concentration.
In this sector of the city are the focus of protests by having a large bus station and a square, which is located on the road from Aden to the capital. For its part, the country's capital, about 4,000 people marched from the University of Sana'a to the front of the building which houses the offices of the Qatari Al-Jazeera television, according to Efe found.
The march was broken up by police and supporters of the regime thugs attacked with swords, sticks and stones at the protesters, despite that they develop other anti-government protests in Sana'a, according to Efe could verify. Also, supporters beat a correspondent Saleh and a camera channel Al Arabiya.
Yesterday, at least one person died and ten others injured in clashes between police and protesters in the city of Aden. For the seventh consecutive day occur in Yemen protests in the heat of the riots had ended in recent weeks with the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt. Pressure from opposition groups forced the February 2 Saleh, in power since 1990, reversing constitutional reforms which sought to perpetuate themselves in power.
For its part, the U.S. embassy in Sanaa urged the Yemeni government to "avoid any risk of further attacks on peaceful demonstrations and to ensure that all Yemeni, both pro and anti-government, have the same rights of expression and assembly." In a statement, the embassy said that "attacks contradict the commitments made by President Saleh on the protection of the right of Yemeni citizens to come together to express their opinions." 
The event took place in the central plaza at Horrie (freedom), and officials said the security services, to blame for the attack has been arrested. In the city of Aden in the neighborhood of Al Mansura, two protesters were killed and seven wounded by gunfire from police trying to disperse the concentration.
In this sector of the city are the focus of protests by having a large bus station and a square, which is located on the road from Aden to the capital. For its part, the country's capital, about 4,000 people marched from the University of Sana'a to the front of the building which houses the offices of the Qatari Al-Jazeera television, according to Efe found.
The march was broken up by police and supporters of the regime thugs attacked with swords, sticks and stones at the protesters, despite that they develop other anti-government protests in Sana'a, according to Efe could verify. Also, supporters beat a correspondent Saleh and a camera channel Al Arabiya.
Yesterday, at least one person died and ten others injured in clashes between police and protesters in the city of Aden. For the seventh consecutive day occur in Yemen protests in the heat of the riots had ended in recent weeks with the presidents of Tunisia and Egypt. Pressure from opposition groups forced the February 2 Saleh, in power since 1990, reversing constitutional reforms which sought to perpetuate themselves in power.
For its part, the U.S. embassy in Sanaa urged the Yemeni government to "avoid any risk of further attacks on peaceful demonstrations and to ensure that all Yemeni, both pro and anti-government, have the same rights of expression and assembly." In a statement, the embassy said that "attacks contradict the commitments made by President Saleh on the protection of the right of Yemeni citizens to come together to express their opinions."
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