Four protesters killed, 25 injured in clashes with Yemeni gov't forces in Sanaa

SANAA, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) --
 At least four protesters were killed and 25 others were injured on Thursday in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, when forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh intercepted the anti-government marches by opening fire, doctor Mohamed al-Qubati at the anti-government sin-in square told Xinhua.

The protesters, calling for prosecuting the president, marched in the Zubairy street in central Sanaa, and clashed with Saleh's loyalists one day after the embattled president signed a Gulf- brokered power transfer deal in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.

Under the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) deal, which Saleh had previously backed away three times at the last minute from signing it, the president would resign and hand over power to his deputy Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi in return for immunity from prosecution.

Posted in: Yemen