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Protests
against Yemeni president endure for fourth day
Monday February 14, 2011 11:38:48 PM,
DPA
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Sana'a:
Some 2,000 people gathered in the Yemeni capital Sana'a Monday to
protest against the government, despite previous violent
interventions by the police.
The demonstrators chanted some of the same slogans used during
public unrest in Egypt, which eventually led to the resignation of
president Hosni Mubarak last week - "The people want the regime to
fall" and, to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, "Get lost".
Eyewitnesses said they were met by several hundred
counter-protesters, who initially only held aloft pictures of the
president but then reportedly attacked with knives and canes. The
demonstrators fled to the grounds of the capital's university.
Protests have taken place in Yemen for four days in a row. The
broadcaster Al Arabiya reported that anti-government
demonstrations were also unfolding in the city of Taiz, with
clashes between protesters and the police.
On Sunday, a large demonstration in Sana'a had led to violent
confrontations with security forces. At the time, the police
temporarily arrested several protesters and journalists, including
a DPA staffer.
Saleh had promised last week that he will not seek another term in
office after his current tenure ends in 2013 and will postpone
parliamentary elections scheduled for April until talks with the
opposition on reforms of the electoral system are concluded.
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