Sana'a. .- At least one person died and more than fourteen injured in protests today occurred against the Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in different parts of the country, witnesses and medical sources. In the city of Aden in the south, one person died and several injured in clashes between officers and protesters who stormed a police station, witnesses said.
Witnesses told EFE that the protesters torched the police station and stole some of its equipment during the clashes, which also burned two police vehicles were parked at the site. In the capital Sanaa, at least seven people were injured in clashes between protesters and armed citizens in a residential neighborhood near the University of Sanaa, witnesses told Efe.
Residents of the neighborhood Al Kuwait, near the plaza where they are organized daily rallies against Saleh opened fire on protesters. Neighborhood residents opposed the demonstrators new tents set up outside the place of concentrations. Several police officers used tear gas to quell protests.
Dozens of protesters were treated in hospitals for the effects of these gases. For several weeks, thousands of protesters are camped outside the University of Sana'a. In the city of Taez, south of the country, seven people were injured in clashes between police and protesters who tried to control some government buildings, medical sources said.
Yesterday, at least two people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in several cities of Yemen. This week, Saleh said that before the end of the year will promote changes in the Constitution to lay the foundations of parliamentary democracy and to reaffirm the separation of powers, a promise which the opposition is too late.
Since last January 27, Yemen has witnessed sporadic protests against the regime of Saleh, but the demonstrations have gained intensity since mid-February. 
Witnesses told EFE that the protesters torched the police station and stole some of its equipment during the clashes, which also burned two police vehicles were parked at the site. In the capital Sanaa, at least seven people were injured in clashes between protesters and armed citizens in a residential neighborhood near the University of Sanaa, witnesses told Efe.
Residents of the neighborhood Al Kuwait, near the plaza where they are organized daily rallies against Saleh opened fire on protesters. Neighborhood residents opposed the demonstrators new tents set up outside the place of concentrations. Several police officers used tear gas to quell protests.
Dozens of protesters were treated in hospitals for the effects of these gases. For several weeks, thousands of protesters are camped outside the University of Sana'a. In the city of Taez, south of the country, seven people were injured in clashes between police and protesters who tried to control some government buildings, medical sources said.
Yesterday, at least two people were killed and dozens wounded in clashes between security forces and demonstrators in several cities of Yemen. This week, Saleh said that before the end of the year will promote changes in the Constitution to lay the foundations of parliamentary democracy and to reaffirm the separation of powers, a promise which the opposition is too late.
Since last January 27, Yemen has witnessed sporadic protests against the regime of Saleh, but the demonstrations have gained intensity since mid-February.
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