Following the killing, angry demonstrators attacked the Al-Mansoura local council building. The demonstrators, who were among other protesters calling for the change of the goverment, stormed the building and set it ablaze along with four cars parked in the area.
The demonstrators earlier converged on the streets in response to calls by Internet evangelists. Aden could be the first southern Yemeni province that joined the demonstrations that call for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to quit following the resignation of the Egyptian president.
In the capital Sanaa, thousands of students gathered at Sanaa University campus and moved in the capital’s streets. Many of the students were injured in the intermittent confrontations with the pro-government loyalists who used batons and knives to assault the students.
Meanwhile, newsyemen.net, an independent website, said on Wednesday that Khaled Al-Tamim, the president of Sanaa University, was dismissed from office over the escalating protests in the university’s campus.
Sanaa University, which is the biggest government-run university in Yemen, has become epicenter for most of the demonstrators that call for the president to step down.
Saleh also accused foreign hands of working hard to throw the region in chaos, anarchy and violence through rallies.
In his latest compromise, Saleh ordered all senior government employees to hold their meetings in the evening and devote more time to meet people.
At a meeting with Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, Parliament Speaker Yahya Al Ra’ and Prime Minister Ali Mujawar, Saleh asked the cabinet and other authorities to hold their meetings during the second work shift and senior officials should work hard at their offices to finish administrative papers and serve the people, Saba News Agency reported.
