Protests in Yemen Continue As Police Clash with the Protesters

Police have clashed with the protesters on the third day of anti-government protests in Yemen. The protesters are demanding are political reform and the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Like the Egyptian ex-president Hosni Mubarak, Ali Abdulah Saleh has been in power for over 30 years ruling with an iron fist. And like the Egyptian ex-president he tried to blunt the unrest by promising not to return. 

Several thousands protesters, many of them students tried to reach the main square. They were pushed back by the police using clubs.

Inspired by the revolution in Egypt,  both Yemen and Algeria are currently experiencing politically based protests.  The events occurring in the Middle East have had many compare the situation to the fall of Communism in Eastern Europe in 1989. 

Since January of this year and the ousting of the Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, North Africa and the Middle East have been a hot bed of revolutionary spirit.