As Egyptians celebrated, Yemenis took to their streets in their own “day of rage” demonstrations. Yemeni forces were not kind, attacking the South Yemen protesters who were calling for the secession of the southern half of the country. One person was reportedly killed during Friday's unrest. Scores of protesters took to the streets in Aden on Friday, but police were quick to move in and move the demonstrators away from the area. Tanks and massive numbers of security forces took to the streets early on Friday in order to force protesters inside on what was supposed to be Yemen's “day of rage.” Dozens of protesters nevertheless took to the streets in the districts of Crater, Khor Maksar, and Al-Mansura, chanting “out occupation,” before they were dispersed. In Al-Masura, police fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse the crowd. The Southern Movement, a coalition of groups seeking autonomy or secession of the once-independent South Yemen, has expressed its support earlier this week to Facebook calls for a “day of rage” in the south. Further east, several hundred people, led by a local separatist leader, Tareq al-Fadhli, took to the streets of Zinjibar, capital of Abyan province, with banners calling for an end to “the occupation.” No clashes were reported despite a heavy security and military deployment, however there have been unconfirmed reports that at least one person has been killed. BM
