.- Dozens of demonstrators were shot by security forces and pro-government gunmen at the end of Friday prayers. According to the government are 25 dead but health officials report that at least 42 people have died and more than 300 injured. The riots originated when government forces tried to prevent demonstrators opposed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh to leave the square where they had gathered.
The opposition protesters tried to tear down a wall that had been raised by residents of homes near the University of Sana'a. That wall was intended to prevent the installation of more tents in a place close to the university that has been dubbed Exchange Square. Witnesses say the shots were fired by people dressed as civilians from rooftops near the entrance of the university.
The president, who has been in power for 32 years, denied that its agents were responsible for the slaughter and said the deaths occurred during clashes between various groups of protesters. To prevent the civilians to carry weapons and produce more conflict the president declared a state of emergency.
Yemen is the second country in the region to announce emergency measures this week, after Bahrain on Tuesday introduced martial law, followed by a massive crackdown on protests. Political demonstrations in Yemen began on Jan. 27, but gained strength in mid-February. They are the most serious incidents reported since the outbreak of this wave of protests, along with Tunisia and Egypt, which have so far left more than 70 people dead. 
The opposition protesters tried to tear down a wall that had been raised by residents of homes near the University of Sana'a. That wall was intended to prevent the installation of more tents in a place close to the university that has been dubbed Exchange Square. Witnesses say the shots were fired by people dressed as civilians from rooftops near the entrance of the university.
The president, who has been in power for 32 years, denied that its agents were responsible for the slaughter and said the deaths occurred during clashes between various groups of protesters. To prevent the civilians to carry weapons and produce more conflict the president declared a state of emergency.
Yemen is the second country in the region to announce emergency measures this week, after Bahrain on Tuesday introduced martial law, followed by a massive crackdown on protests. Political demonstrations in Yemen began on Jan. 27, but gained strength in mid-February. They are the most serious incidents reported since the outbreak of this wave of protests, along with Tunisia and Egypt, which have so far left more than 70 people dead.
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