By IANS,
Sana’a : At least 29 protesters, including a child, were killed and over 100 injured as police in plainclothes opened fire at tens of thousands of anti-government demonstrators gathered outside Sana’a University in the Yemeni capital Friday.
“The child was hit by a bullet in his head,” Twific al-Yaziday, a witness told Xinhua, adding that there were more than 20 protesters who suffered injuries in heads and necks.
Al-Yaziday, who is at the hospital outside Sana’a University, citing doctors’ reports said that over 100 protesters were injured and the toll could well rise further.
“After the Friday prayers, police forces fired live ammunition at about 200,000 protesters,” al-Yaziday stated.
Till Thursday, over 30 people had been killed in government crackdowns on the anti-government demonstrations which have shaken Yemen since Feb 11.
Encouraged by the uprising sweeping the region, Yemenis have been demanding an end to President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s 32-year rule as well as political and economic reforms.