Roadblock of troops loyal to President Saleh in Sanaa. Recording from Friday.
In Yemen security forces have a large protest tent camp in the capital
Sanaa attacked, snipers fired on protesters. Furthermore, a barracks
was bombed by defecting soldiers. Overall, there were about 30 deaths.
Government troops attacked in Yemen in the early hours of Saturday, a
camp of the opposition in the capital Sanaa. Here, according to a
nurse at least 16 people were killed. The medic Mohammed al Kabatis
said the soldiers were tried in the early morning hours, to storm the
camp. It also snipers were used. Among the dead if it were 15
civilians and a deserter who had joined the opposition. 54 people were
injured, according to Kabatis'.
When shelling of the headquarters of a defected to the opposition to
the regime Armored Division were killed 11 soldiers and 112 injured.
The officer reported one overflowed, Abdel Ghani Ash-Shimiri. The
headquarters of the 1st Armored Division in Sana'a that supports the
government's opponents, had been shelled. He spoke of street battles
between rival groups in the armed forces.
The attacks came just hours after the return of President Ali Abdullah
Saleh. This was on Friday after returning from a three-month stay in
neighboring Saudi Arabia, where he had recovered from the consequences
of an attack, returned to his native country, and celebrated by his
followers.
The President had declared on his return, he wanted a ceasefire to end
the days of fighting in the capital. "I return to the state with a
peace dove and an olive branch in hand," state television quoted
Saleh. But his opponents fear an even greater bloodshed. Saleh called
on the United States again to deliver its power.
Yemen had begun in January protests against the continuing for more
than 30 years of rule by the President. Since then it came again and
again to violent clashes between opponents and supporters of Saleh.
This week alone, more than 100 people were killed.
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