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One protester killed in clashes with police in northwest Yemen

Arab World Materials 22 April 2011 21:35 (UTC +04:00)

At least one protester was killed and several others were injured on Friday in Yemen's in northwest Hajja province when police clashed with a march of thousands protesters demanding ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, Xinhua reported according to local official.

Protester named Abdel-Hamid al-Hizeef was killed and several others were shot wounded when policemen clashed with the anti- government march in a street in Najra area in Hajja, the official told Xinhua on condition of anonymity.

Yemen has witnessed three-month-old anti-government protests demanding an immediate end to the 33-year rule of Saleh, undermined the security and stability of the country.

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