Armed men belonging the Southern Movement intercepted on Friday a protest for the revolutionary youth in the southern port city of Aden, leaving many injured some of them in critical condition.
Tens of thousands rallied on Friday through the streets of Aden to celebrate the first anniversary in of the Yemeni revolution that succeeded in bringing down the head of the regime, Ali Abdullah Saleh.
The Southern Movement armed men attacked the revolutionary rally with tear gas , stones, and live ammunition, leaving many protesters injured, among whom two in serious condition.
Southern Movement, which calls for the separation of the south Yemen and make it an independent state, claims that the Yemeni revolution overshadowed their movement's chief demand.
According to the initial accounts the injuries are various as some were hit by live ammunition, others were suffering from suffocation.
Most Yemenis firmly stand for Yemen's unity and they dead against separation.
Massive popular protests calling for an end to the authoritarian role of President Saleh combined by al-Qaeda insurgency in the south, Shiite rebellion in the far north and increasing calls for the separation of the south has shaken Yemen to the bone, leaving thousands killed, pushing the economy to the brink of collapse and triggering a catastrophic humanitarian disaster.
Saleh, who is in USA for medical treatment, has signed a deal under which he relinquished power to Vic President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi, the consensus candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections, in exchange for immunity from prosecution.