Heavy Clashes In Yemen As Thousands Of Anti-Saleh Protesters Take To The Streets In Sanaa -- The Telegraph
At least 17 people have been killed after protesters opposed to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh clashed with government forces in the city of Taiz.
Witnesses and medical staff say at least 17 people were killed and 30 people injured when President Ali Abdullah Saleh's Republican Guards shelled some districts in Taiz, Yemen's third largest city, which has been a hotbed of anti-Saleh protests.
Opposition tribal fighters, using automatic rifles and shoulder-held rocket launchers, killed two soldiers and wounded seven, according to Yemen's Defence Ministry.
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