Footage of protests showing clashes in Sana’a between protesters: some for, some against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
“The end of the battle. Hands went up people called: ‘Enough enough’ on both sides. They came together in vocal exchange after 2 hrs of throwing rocks,” describes freelance journalist Iona Craig.
How it started:
Footage of protests showing clashes in Sana’a between protesters: some for, some against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
“The end of the battle. Hands went up people called: ‘Enough enough’ on both sides. They came together in vocal exchange after 2 hrs of throwing rocks,” describes freelance journalist Iona Craig.
How it started:
Four people have been killed in anti-government demonstrations in Manama. Without warning, police launched the crackdown at around 3.00 am (12am GMT) on Thursday, leaving up to 95 protesters injured. Earlier in the week a man was killed at the funeral procession of a person who died in the protests the day before.
In Sana’a President Saleh is walking a fine line — using violence to disperse peaceful protests works until civilian deaths make international news. Iona Craig reports
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