SANAA - YEMENI troops killed four demonstrators and wounded seven others on Friday when they fired on an anti-regime rally in the north, officials and Shiite rebels said, as protests raged across the country.
The shooting, which came a day after the opposition and clerics offered embattled President Ali Abdullah Saleh a smooth exit from power, took place in the village of Semla, 170km from the capital Sanaa.
'Two protesters were killed and nine others were wounded when soldiers opened fire from a military position on the demonstration calling for Mr Saleh's departure,' a leader of the Zaidi rebels said on condition of anonymity.
The death toll later rose to four when two protesters died of their wounds, according to a government official in the northern province of Amran, who declined to be named.
The shooting was also reported on the rebels' news website almenpar.net, which said the government troops 'killed and wounded dozens' when they shot at them from a military post.
Protesters had taken to the streets of the nearby town of Harf Sufyan to criticise corruption and call for a regime change after 30 years of rule by Mr Saleh, said the website. -- AFP
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