Sanaa: Three people have been killed and 18 wounded in anti-government protests in Yemen, say witnesses. Crowds gathered in Ibb, Taiz and the capital Sanaa to demand that President Ali Abdullah Saleh leave office. But in a defiant speech to supporters, Saleh declared: “We will defend ourselves by all means.”
Meanwhile, Qatar has pulled out of mediation efforts aimed at ending Yemen’s political crisis, accusing the president of “indecision and delays”.
The Gulf state was among six nations pushing a deal for Saleh to step down after 32 years in power, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.
In Ibb, a city south of Sanaa, three people were killed and 15 wounded when troops shot at protesters, medics and witnesses told Reuters news agency.
Three more demonstrators were wounded by gunfire in Yemen’s third city, Taiz.
More than 170 people are reported to have been killed since the unrest began in January, but Yemen’s 65-year-old leader has resisted calls for him to quit.
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