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Summary Hundreds of anti-government demonstrators and government loyalists fought with rocks and batons in the Yemeni capital on Tuesday in political unrest fueled by the Egyptian uprising.
About 1,000 protesters, marching down a street that leads to the presidential palace, were blocked by anti-riot police. As they dispersed into side streets, they were confronted by hundreds of government backers and both sides hurled rocks at each other.Police managed to stamp out the fighting. Four of the anti-government protesters were wounded, two bleeding from head injuries. Many expect Saleh, who has ruled this Arabian Peninsula state for 32 years, will hand power to his son, a charge he denies.Organised protests across Yemen in recent weeks originally were divided between calls for reform and for Saleh to resign. But since Egyptian protesters ousted their president on Friday, more spontaneous and violent protests have erupted and demonstrators have been targetting Saleh, carrying posters that say Leave, in Arabic, English and French.
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