.- Police in Yemen broke out today in a demonstration in the south of that Arab country, where thousands of people demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, a day after a state of emergency imposed. The protesters say the police fired tear gas and live bullets in the southern port city of Aden while trying to remove the opposition camp, reported the news network Al Jazeera.
The police action on Saturday was the latest attempt by the security forces to quell growing opposition to the regime of Saleh, who on Friday declared a state of emergency after the violent crackdown that left 52 dead and 300 injured in Sana'a. The day before, security forces opened fire from rooftops and houses on tens of thousands of demonstrators in Sana'a, the capital of the country, in what was the most violent action since the start of the march on 27 January that require output Yemeni president.
At a press conference, the president denied that security forces have attacked civilians and said that armed groups allegedly infiltrated the demonstrations in different parts of the capital. "The police were not (in place of incidents) and did not open fire. The clashes occurred between citizens and opponents," the president justified in considering that "it is clear that there are armed elements among the demonstrators." President Saleh had proposed calling a referendum on the new Constitution to promote the transition to a parliamentary republic but the opposition has rejected his initiative, calling for his immediate resignation.
Moreover, the Yemeni government forced two correspondents of news Qatari Al-Jazer leave the country on Saturday accused of distorting news about the situation and inciting hatred. Two months ago, President Saleh, who has spent 32 years in power, accused the Arabic channel to serve Zionist groups and terrorists, reported the news site in English Yemen Post. 
The police action on Saturday was the latest attempt by the security forces to quell growing opposition to the regime of Saleh, who on Friday declared a state of emergency after the violent crackdown that left 52 dead and 300 injured in Sana'a. The day before, security forces opened fire from rooftops and houses on tens of thousands of demonstrators in Sana'a, the capital of the country, in what was the most violent action since the start of the march on 27 January that require output Yemeni president.
At a press conference, the president denied that security forces have attacked civilians and said that armed groups allegedly infiltrated the demonstrations in different parts of the capital. "The police were not (in place of incidents) and did not open fire. The clashes occurred between citizens and opponents," the president justified in considering that "it is clear that there are armed elements among the demonstrators." President Saleh had proposed calling a referendum on the new Constitution to promote the transition to a parliamentary republic but the opposition has rejected his initiative, calling for his immediate resignation.
Moreover, the Yemeni government forced two correspondents of news Qatari Al-Jazer leave the country on Saturday accused of distorting news about the situation and inciting hatred. Two months ago, President Saleh, who has spent 32 years in power, accused the Arabic channel to serve Zionist groups and terrorists, reported the news site in English Yemen Post.
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