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Yemeni Soldiers Reportedly Fire on Protesters

   VOA News  March 04, 2011

   Shi'ite  rebel  leaders  in  northern Yemen say government forces have
   fired on an anti-government protest, killing two people.
   A  rebel  spokesman  told reporters two people were killed and several
   others  were injured. The French news agency says the rally was in the
   northern province Amran.
   Thursday,  opposition  groups  presented  President Ali Abdullah Saleh
   with  a plan for a smooth transition of power, in an effort to end the
   political crisis that erupted in the country last month.
   Saleh  has  not  responded  to the proposal.  He has said he will not
   seek re-election when his current term expires in 2013.
   Anti-government  protests  have  taken  place  across Yemen since last
   month,  with  at  least 24 people killed by government loyalists since
   the demonstrations began.

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