Security forces have clashed with anti-government protesters in Yemen on the seventh consecutive day of demonstrations calling for the removal of the president.
Witnesses say government supporters wielding batons and knives were also involved in fighting with protesters trying to move to central squares in Sanaa, the capital.
Clashes were reported in several other towns, including the port city of Aden. Protesters have taken inspiration from the toppling of autocratic leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.
The official news agency, Saba, says long-time president Ali Abdullah Saleh chaired a meeting of the army’s top officers on Wednesday night to discuss the turmoil.
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