Yemen police kill six protesters in Taez

SANAA: Police shot dead six anti-regime protesters and wounded more than 120 in Yemen's second largest city of Taez in the south on Sunday. Several explosions were also heard in the city.

The protestors are protesting against the rule of President Ali Abdullah Saleh and demanding an immediate removal of their current president.

A local committee of the "Youth of the Revolution" group said some 3,000 people had gathered outside a police station to demand the release of a protester detained by the security forces.

It said police first fired in the air in a bid to disperse them but then fired into the crowd when the demonstrators refused to leave.