Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Anti-Government Protesters Wounded in Yemen

   VOA News  May 14, 2011
   A police trooper mans a machine gun atop an armored personnel carrier
   near the Presidential Palace in Sana'a, Syria, May 13, 2011

Photo: Reuters

   A police trooper mans a machine gun atop an armored personnel carrier
   near the Presidential Palace in Sana'a, Syria, May 13, 2011

   Witnesses say snipers have opened fire on anti-government protesters in
   Yemen, wounding at least seven people.
   The incident took place in the southern city of Taiz on Saturday, a day
   after President Ali Abdullah Saleh rebuffed opposition demands for his
   immediate resignation.
   He told supporters in Sana'a he had no immediate plans of leaving his
   post. Saleh also urged the opposition to stop "playing with fire." He
   said the Yemeni military would not stand by "idly."
   As he spoke, thousands of opponents rallied in the capital and
   elsewhere in Yemen. Witnesses said at least three people were killed
   and about a dozen others wounded after security forces opened fire on
   demonstrators.
   In April, Saleh refused to sign an agreement brokered by the Gulf
   Cooperation Council. The plan called for him to transfer power to a
   deputy in exchange for immunity for prosecution. Saleh said he would
   not sign the agreement in his capacity as president but would only sign
   as leader of the ruling General People's Congress party.

   Some information for this report was provided by AFP and Reuters.
   Follow our Middle East reports on [1]Twitter
   and discuss them on our [2]Facebook page.

References

   1. http://twitter.com/VOAMidEast
   2. http://www.facebook.com/pages/VOAMiddleEastVoices/124360240958667?%20%20%20%20v=wall

.