SANAA: Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered his security forces Thursday to offer "full protection" to anti-regime protesters and loyalists alike, after a crackdown on an uprising left at least 15 dead."Ali Abdullah Saleh instructed all security services to thwart all clashes and prevent direct confrontation between pro and anti government protesters," read an official statement.
The statement, published on the Yemeni state news agency, demanded security services grant "full protection" to all demonstrators and urged protesters to "remain vigilant" against infiltrators seeking to ignite violence. Two anti government protesters were killed early Wednesday in an attack on a sit in in the capital, Sanaa, bringing to at least 15 the total number of deaths in a crackdown on an uprising against Saleh since February 16.
Comments
Comments are closed for this article.