Sanaa: At least 50 people were injured when a big protest demonstration staged outside the Sanaa University was attacked by security forces.
They were trying to stop thousands of people joining a protest camp at the university calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign.
At least 50 people were injured. Medical sources told media that five were in a serious condition.
There were also reports of protests in other Yemeni cities, amid widespread unrest in the region.
The Yemeni protesters, mostly students, have been camped out in front of the university since mid-February.
They want Saleh to stand down and are calling for more job opportunities, an end to corruption, and a fairer distribution of wealth.
As large crowds tried to build up the camp, security forces fired rubber bullets, tear gas and live rounds.
According to medics, 20 people had been shocked by electric stun guns and that 85 people had suffered the effects of tear gas.
Opposition spokesman Muhammad Qahtan said the incident had been “a massacre”.
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