The Yemen security forces attacked with tear gas and shooting thousands of protesters who had camped one month in the central square of the capital, Sanaa. Five demonstrators were killed - two in Sana'a, Aden and two in a 12 years in Mukalla - and hundreds were injured in demonstrations against the regime of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, said a local authority.
The television broadcast images of protesters hit by tear gas lying in the square, the axis of opposition protests demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The president, U.S. ally in the fight against terrorism, has 32 years in power. Salé had pledged in a speech last Thursday to "continue to protect" the protesters were in favor or against his regime.
The police assault came after protesters extended their camp at several streets surrounding the Plaza de la Universidad, surpassing the installed cement blocks by police to mark the authorized limit for the sitting. According to the United Nations Organization (UN), 37 demonstrators and at least six policemen were killed since the start of the riots in Yemen. 
The television broadcast images of protesters hit by tear gas lying in the square, the axis of opposition protests demanding the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The president, U.S. ally in the fight against terrorism, has 32 years in power. Salé had pledged in a speech last Thursday to "continue to protect" the protesters were in favor or against his regime.
The police assault came after protesters extended their camp at several streets surrounding the Plaza de la Universidad, surpassing the installed cement blocks by police to mark the authorized limit for the sitting. According to the United Nations Organization (UN), 37 demonstrators and at least six policemen were killed since the start of the riots in Yemen.
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