At least 28 civilians were killed in Taiz over the last three days by government forces as anger and fear spreads in the province.

Five were killed on Saturday, six on Friday, and 17 on Thursday as protests continue in Yemen demanding that President Saleh’s ruling family be trialed for the crimes against humanity.

Twelve civilians were injured today, raising the three day total to 146 injured in Taiz only.

Roads leading to the province were shutdown and hundreds of troops continue to enter the province.

Residents are worried that President Saleh is planning genocide in the province and called the international community to help their efforts in seeking freedom and democracy.

Majority of streets were empty as hundreds of families evacuated Taiz this week.

Medics in Taiz said that the last 24 hours of shelling was the heaviest in months and said that the death toll will rise much higher as the day passes.

This did not stop protests from taking place in Yemen.

As clashes were taking place in Taiz, tens of thousands of anti government youth marched the streets with bullets flying above their heads.

More than 500,000 participated in today’s anti government protests nationwide.