Seven Killed in Shabwa Protests
The unusual thing here is the two police killed. The Yemeni government has been killing its citizens during Southern protests since 2007. Hundreds are in jail including several journalists and opposition politicians. Scores have been killed during the demonstrations. The LNG that is coming on line is in the south of Yemen and there is no hope that President Saleh will grant the region a say in the expenditures of the gas revenue or greater autonomy. There’s a limited presence of the state in the south. Formal inclusion into the central government as a largely and authentically self governing and self financing component of the nation is unlikely. Not that thats the big idea in the south now anyway, its a bit late, and with Salehs track record of all lies all the time, no one would believe it anyway.
SANAA, Nov, 25 (Xinhua) — At least five demonstrators and two policemen were killed in clashes between Yemeni security forces and protesters in southern Yemen Wednesday.
About 12 people, including four policemen, were wounded in the south during the clash, the witnesses told Xinhua.
Security forces clashed with one thousand demonstrators after their rally has turned violent at Ataq city in the southern province of Shabwah.
The protesters took to the streets to demand the release of detainees arrested in previous rallies and complained about marginalization, according to the witnesses.
