Security forces shoot and kill atleast 16 people in Yemen - Polidicks

[QUOTE] Yemeni security forces have shot dead at least 16 anti-government demonstrators and wounded 30 in the city of Taiz, south of the capital Sanaa, medics said. The violence began when thousands of protesters marched through Taiz toward Freedom Square, where demonstrators have been camped out. As the march passed the governor's headquarters, troops stationed there blocked the procession, and clashes broke out, with some protesters throwing stones, witnesses said. Troops on nearby rooftops opened fire with live ammunition on the crowd and the marchers then turned to besiege the governor's headquarters, said Bushra al-Maqtara, an opposition activist in Taiz, and other witnesses. [B]Fast-moving events[/B] Al Jazeera's correspondent in Sanaa said "events are moving fast around the country". "We're hearing from the doctors in a makeshift hospital that's actually a mosque in Taiz ... that they're running out of vital supplies and that they're in need of equipment in trying to deal with what's going on," said our reporter, who is not being named for security reasons. Our correspondent added that protesters planned on meeting in three different locations, with one of them being near the presidential palace though it is feared that gathering there could escalate the violence between anti-government protesters and security forces. The bloodshed in Taiz has further stoked the more than month-old uprising against Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh's 32-year-rule. The opposition has been holding continual protest camps in main squares of cities around the country, and on Monday new demonstrations in solidarity with the Taiz protesters erupted in several places including the cities of Mukalla in the east, and Hudaida, on Yemen's western Red Sea coast. In Hudaida, protesters tried to march on a presidential palace in the city but were blocked by security forces, who opened fire with tear gas and live ammunition, said activist Abdel-Hafiz al-Abbasi. Our correspondent said at least 400 people have been wounded and many are in critical condition. Security forces including the Republican Guard, for the first time, have fired on protesters as well as snipers positioned around Protest Square. [/QUOTE] Poor people, can't even protest peacefully without getting shot at by the police :( [B]Edit:[/B] Forgot source: [url]http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/04/2011449582611447.html[/url]

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I think I speak for everyone when I say that's fucked up man.

Apparently some of the protesters did something.. like throwing rocks, and then got fired hell down on them.

[QUOTE=Gekkosan;28986495]Apparently some of the protesters did something.. like throwing rocks, and then got fired hell down on them.[/QUOTE] Still don't see a reason to fire live bullets. They could just have fired rubber bullets or used tear gas. That's what police do here.

I think this'll lead to more protests in Yemen.

You can tell which regimes are gonna fall by their use of force against civilians. That shit really pisses people off. Weird it's all kicking off everywhere at once, but I guess it kinda makes sense. UK version, anyone? :v:

[QUOTE=Catdaemon;28986629]You can tell which regimes are gonna fall by their use of force against civilians. That shit really pisses people off. Weird it's all kicking off everywhere at once, but I guess it kinda makes sense. UK version, anyone? :v:[/QUOTE] I'd join in simply because I'd get to loot some stuff.

[QUOTE=Catdaemon;28986629]You can tell which regimes are gonna fall by their use of force against civilians. That shit really pisses people off. Weird it's all kicking off everywhere at once, but I guess it kinda makes sense. UK version, anyone? :v:[/QUOTE] Only if I could be prime minister afterwards.

[QUOTE=MajorMattem;28986896]Only if I could be prime minister afterwards.[/QUOTE] If you are doing that, start the New British Empire, but this time, in space!

[QUOTE=Intoxicated Spy;28990686]If you are doing that, start the New British Empire, but this time, in space![/QUOTE] Galactic Empire. With Grand Moff Tarkin.

The final hour of colonialism has struck, and millions of inhabitants of the Middle East and North Africa rise to meet a new life and demand their unrestricted right to self-determination.

[QUOTE=Catdaemon;28986629]You can tell which regimes are gonna fall by their use of force against civilians. That shit really pisses people off. Weird it's all kicking off everywhere at once, but I guess it kinda makes sense. UK version, anyone? :v:[/QUOTE] Gaddafi seems to be ruling and he fires on his own people.