SANAA (Yemen) - Nearly three thousand people, mostly students and lawyers took to the streets today in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdallah Saleh. "After Mubarak Ali," the protesters shouted, referring to the Yemeni president, who like Hosni Mubarak, in power for 32 years.
The protest was organized by students and representatives of civil society and the opposition was not associated. The protesters gathered in front of the University of Sanaa and have then tried to reach Tahrir Square, in front of the seat of government. The police is sandwiched between them and a group of supporters of the president who had reached the place of protest.
The protest was organized by students and representatives of civil society and the opposition was not associated. The protesters gathered in front of the University of Sanaa and have then tried to reach Tahrir Square, in front of the seat of government. The police is sandwiched between them and a group of supporters of the president who had reached the place of protest.