Government forces in Yemen have sprayed bullets at crowds of thousands calling for the ousting of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. At least 16 people have been killed.
Security forces and plainclothes gunmen opened fire on demonstrators on Wednesday night as they marched from University Square in the capital Sanaa towards government headquarters, AFP reports.
Ten of the 226 demonstrators wounded by gunfire are critical condition, while another 141 injured by sharp objects and batons and 735 suffering from tear gas inhalation, medical officials said.
The Interior Ministry claims protesters attempted to break security cordons to "storm the radio (building) and government headquarters".
In separate clashes, police shot dead two protesters in the southern city of Taez, and two others in the town of Dhamar and the city of Hudayda, AFP reports.
