Four Killed in Southern Yemen as Protests Swell
Nothing like a crackdown, tanks assaults, tear gas and inflammatory language to bring stability.
NYT: Yemeni forces launched an attack Thursday to recapture a government building occupied by separatists in the south of the country, setting off a gunfight that killed two people, a local official and witnesses said.
Two protesters were shot dead as security forces tried to quash a separatist demonstration in another southern province. Elsewhere in Yemen, thousands gathered for demonstrations to demand an easing of the crackdown on the south…
In the southern town of Tor al-Baha, Yemeni forces launched an attack to recapture a government building occupied by armed tribesmen, sparking a gun battle in which two people, including a passer-by, were killed, a local official said.
Tribal gunmen closed off all roads leading to the center of the town and surrounded security forces, witnesses told Reuters.
Al Bahah is in Lahj. Two other people were killed in Dhalie according to local reports and ten injured. Demonstrations were held in Radfan, Abyan ,Al Dalea and Lahij.
