 At least ten protesters and two army soldiers died and dozens of people were injured yesterday as violent protests broke out in six Yemeni provinces for the second day over fuel price rises. Protests spread from the capital Sanaa to other provinces, including Houdieda, Saada, Taiz, Dhalea and Hadhramout. In Sanaa, clashes renewed between army troops and angry protesters. One person was reportedly killed in clashes in the impoverished southern suburb of Shumaila. Municipality workers had barely finished cleaning the streets of the damage from Wednesday’s clashes when the violence erupted again. Fires broke out and gunfire was heard in several neighborhoods. The army deployed tanks and armored personnel carriers at main intersections and near vital government installations and the presidential palace. Witnesses in the western port city of Houdieda said three protesters were killed and at least 15 others injured. They said riot police fired at angry protesters trying to storm oil facilities in the Red Sea city. |