Protesters clash in Yemen
From Mohammed Jamjoom, CNN
February 19, 2011 -- Updated 1223 GMT (2023 HKT)
Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) -- Hundreds of Yemeni anti-government protesters clashed with pro-government demonstrators Saturday at Sanaa University, eyewitnesses and a local human rights group said.
Gunshots were fired into the crowd, leaving one dead and five injured, they said.
Four of the injured were hospitalized and are in stable condition, said Khulaid Mashraqi, a local doctor.
Two were shot in the leg while the other two had wounds to the head, according to the doctor.
"There were 30 to 40 pro-government gang members there that were randomly shooting at us," said Esam Al-Hajjaji, an anti-government protester who was shot in the leg.
Saturday marks the ninth consecutive day of protests in Yemen.
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