Thursday, February 17, 2011

Unrest In Yemen -- News Updates February 17, 2011



Yemeni President Tries To Avert Revolution As Protests Escalate -- Christian Science Monitor

Rival protesters clashed in Yemen's capital today, with police firing live ammunition into the air.

Protests in Yemen's capital escalated today as thousands opposed to President Ali Abdullah Saleh's regime clashed with pro-government demonstrators at a busy Sanaa intersection.

Both sides threw large stones and pieces of concrete at each other, and police shot live ammunition into the air. The opposition protesters, mostly students in their 20s, blocked their side of the street with tires set ablaze. The standoff lasted for about two hours until pro-government thugs descended on the demonstrators with sticks and pieces of broken metal.

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More News On The Unrest In Yemen

Yemenis press anti-government protests -- Yahoo News/AP
Rival Protesters Battle in Yemen -- Wall Street Journal
Violent clashes at Yemeni protest -- BBC
Gunfire heard during Yemen protests -- The Telegraph
Bloody street brawl marks Yemen protests -- Toronto Star
Two Die in Yemen Protests -- Wall Street Journal
Anti-Government Protests Continue in Yemen -- Voice of America
At least 25 injured in Sanaa clashes -- AFP
Clashes intensify as protests continue in Yemen -- Xinhuanet
Yemen violence mounts in bid to remove President Saleh -- The Guardian
Factbox: Yemen protests spread, grow more violent -- Reuters
Yemen clerics urge unity government -- Al Jazeera
Violent clashes between protesters and regime loyalists in Yemen -- MSNBC (Photoblog)

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