At least 13 demonstrators have been killed this Wednesdays in Sana'a and 220 more injured when loyalists of the regime have abrierto fire on a new protest. Thousands of Yemenis had gathered to express their rejection of an agreement providing for the departure of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in exchange for immunity.
The violent response by fears that the tough regime are trying to sabotage the pact. "The people want their departure, not an initiative," chanted the demonstrators to paraphrase the slogan of all Arab riots ("The people want the fall of the regime"). From four in the later thousands of people marched through the streets heading north Sixty convened by the coalition of youth groups that are behind the mobilization against Saleh.
The atmosphere, as in the camp of the University Square, was festive. Until pasason Amran crossing and tried to approach the television building to complain about the bias of their reporting. A group loyal to Saleh camped for days in nearby sporting By Zaur waylaid them and the protest turned bloody.
In the confusion and panic caused by the gunfire and tear gas is not easy to determine whether the men fired only traditional dress, here called tribal, or even the military. Several protesters charged with bloodied bodies trying to reach a vehicle with which to evacuate them to hospital.
By late afternoon, hospital officials stood at 13 dead. Ten of the two hundred wounded were very serious. "I wanted to take a young man to the hospital and prevented us from thugs over and attacked us from behind," complained one man. Sources claimed that the tribal college also retained a number of demonstrators.
"What happened is very worrying," lamented one Western ambassador who feared that the harsh regime are trying to sabotage the agreement reached between Saleh and opposition by the international mediation and is expected to be signed on Sunday in Riyadh. European and U.S. diplomats are trying to convince the leaders of the student movement to give an opportunity for agreement and avoid an escalation in the month of term up to the resignation of the president.
However, actions like this can only further radicalize the protesters who refuse to be offered immunity. During the day there were similar protests in Sana'a in the major cities of Yemen. A protester and a soldier were killed in Aden. While in the anti Hodeida succeeded in blocking the port. 
The violent response by fears that the tough regime are trying to sabotage the pact. "The people want their departure, not an initiative," chanted the demonstrators to paraphrase the slogan of all Arab riots ("The people want the fall of the regime"). From four in the later thousands of people marched through the streets heading north Sixty convened by the coalition of youth groups that are behind the mobilization against Saleh.
The atmosphere, as in the camp of the University Square, was festive. Until pasason Amran crossing and tried to approach the television building to complain about the bias of their reporting. A group loyal to Saleh camped for days in nearby sporting By Zaur waylaid them and the protest turned bloody.
In the confusion and panic caused by the gunfire and tear gas is not easy to determine whether the men fired only traditional dress, here called tribal, or even the military. Several protesters charged with bloodied bodies trying to reach a vehicle with which to evacuate them to hospital.
By late afternoon, hospital officials stood at 13 dead. Ten of the two hundred wounded were very serious. "I wanted to take a young man to the hospital and prevented us from thugs over and attacked us from behind," complained one man. Sources claimed that the tribal college also retained a number of demonstrators.
"What happened is very worrying," lamented one Western ambassador who feared that the harsh regime are trying to sabotage the agreement reached between Saleh and opposition by the international mediation and is expected to be signed on Sunday in Riyadh. European and U.S. diplomats are trying to convince the leaders of the student movement to give an opportunity for agreement and avoid an escalation in the month of term up to the resignation of the president.
However, actions like this can only further radicalize the protesters who refuse to be offered immunity. During the day there were similar protests in Sana'a in the major cities of Yemen. A protester and a soldier were killed in Aden. While in the anti Hodeida succeeded in blocking the port.
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