SANAA, Yemen, March 4 (UPI) -- Clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters Friday in al-Baeda, Yemen, injured at least five people, including a child, local officials said.
The fighting broke out when pro-government protesters attacked a rally of anti-government protesters who have been demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has ruled the country since 1978, The Yemen Post reported. Witnesses told the Post batons, knives and guns were used in the fighting.