Government forces shot bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Sana, Yemen’s capital, and another city Saturday as longtime President Ali Abdullah Saleh resisted a diplomatic push for the resignation that hundreds of thousands of his own people were demanding in the streets.
One witness said 11 people were shot, including one man shot in the head, and dozens of others were injured as they choked on tear gas or were crushed by other fleeing demonstrators.
SYRIA: Forces fire on mourners at funeral.
Syrian security forces fired on mourners at a funeral for slain protesters Saturday as authorities vowed to crush any new unrest from a three-week uprising that showed no sign of letting up even as the death toll topped 170.
Activists vowed to accelerate their movement with daily protests nationwide, bringing new pressure on President Bashar Assad’s authoritarian regime.
BAHRAIN: Two protesters die in police custody.
Two supporters of Bahrain’s anti-government movement died in police custody Saturday after physical abuse at the hands of security officials, activists said.
The Interior Ministry said the body of Rashid Zakaria Hassan, 40, was found in a detention facility and a medical examiner determined that he died of complications from sickle-cell anemia. The opposition party, Al-Wefaq, said the death occurred in “mysterious circumstances.”
The Interior Ministry said another detainee, Ali Isa Saqer, 31, died Saturday in police custody after “creating chaos at the detention center.”
Denver Post wire services
