Yemen security arrests 8 protesters shout for Saleh overthrow

By Abdullah Al-Qubati, for Yemenat

Sanaa- Hundreds demonstrated Saturday in Sanaa calling for the president Saleh and his regime for step down.

A security crackdown imposed blockade on entrances of the Sanaa university to prevent students stream from move to street rally.

The forces, reinforced with armored vehicles, attacked protesters by batons, shot fire into the air and arrested three of them. Other six students are still imprisoned at the prison of Criminal Investigation of Sanaa since their arrest last Wednesday from the same scene, which fueled sensation among students.

The protesters chanted vitriolic slogans against the president Saleh and his family: listening: “Free Yemeni people.. no to Ahmed and Ammar”, in reference to the President son who is the commander of the Republican Guard and the Presidents nephew, the Head of the National Security Apparatus.

They also held up banners reading: “No to Repub-monarchy”, “Our wealth stolen .. our rights looted.. What is left for us?!” and “No to injustice.. No to Unemployment”.

The protesters, who were mostly students from the University of Sanaa, demonstrated second week in a row, inspired by the Tunisian uprising culminated in the overthrow of Bin Alis regime.

Separately, the ruling party sought to abort the protest through bringing about 30 of his supporters to the scene to jumble public opinion, particularly media reports. The power supporters held up the president pictures and chanted slogans opposite to the protesters.

Security personnel were seen distributing pictures of the president at the place.

Write to Abdullah Al-Qubati at qubati2006@yahoo.com