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Yemeni Opposition Activists Attacked, 120 Wounded

   VOA News  March 16, 2011
   Anti-government   protesters  shout  slogans  during  a  demonstration
   demanding  the  resignation  of  Yemeni  President Ali Abdullah Saleh,
   Sana'a, March 15, 2011

Photo: AP

   Anti-government   protesters  shout  slogans  during  a  demonstration
   demanding  the  resignation  of  Yemeni  President Ali Abdullah Saleh,
   Sana'a, March 15, 2011

   Witnesses  say  Yemeni  security  forces and government loyalists have
   attacked  opposition  protesters  in  the  western port of Al-Hudayah,
   wounding at least 120 people.
   The  witnesses say Yemeni troops fired live rounds and tear gas at the
   protesters,  who  also  came  under  attack  Wednesday from government
   supporters armed with batons and daggers.
   Yemeni  opposition  activists  have  staged  weeks  of protests in the
   capital,  Sana'a  and  other  cities  to  demand  an  immediate end to
   President  Ali  Abdullah  Saleh's 32-year rule. Yemeni security forces
   and  Saleh  supporters  have  confronted  the protesters almost daily,
   triggering deadly street battles between the two sides.
   At  least 30 people have been killed in protest-related violence since
   the anti-Saleh uprising began earlier this year.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP, AFP and Reuters.

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