A Yemeni anti-government protester holds a sign during a demonstratio in Taez Yemen\'s security forces fired tear gas and live rounds on Monday to break up a demonstration in Taez, south of the capital Sanaa, killing one protester and injuring dozens, witnesses and a medic said . The security forces moved in early morning to disperse a sit-in which had overnight blocked the main road in Taez, firing tear gas and live rounds, witnesses said.
A medical official said the body of a protester shot dead had been received at the local hospital while dozens of injured people had been admitted, among them five with bullet wounds, one of whom was in serious condition.
He identified the dead protester as Mohammed Abdelhaq, 35.
Thousands of teachers have been staging a sit-in demonstration outside the regional ministry of education offices in Taez, about 250 kilometres (150 miles) south of Sanaa, demanding better pay and the postponement of final school exams, protest organisers said.
The demonstration was joined by hundreds of anti-regime protesters who advanced from Freedom Square, where crowds had been staging a sit-in for weeks.
Demonstrators set up tents on the main Jamal road, where they spent the night, locals said.
Two other demonstrators were killed on Sunday when security forces intervened to disperse the protest, as the crowds besieged the local office of the ministry of education and blocked the Jamal road, state news agency said citing a security official.
The official said that seven policemen were wounded in the confrontation.
On Saturday, two students were shot dead by security forces as they took part in a demonstration in Al-Maafar, in Taez province, demanding a postponement of exams as courses have been interrupted by strikes since anti-government protests broke out in January.
Taez is the second largest city in the impoverished south Arabian Peninsula state, and has become a focal point for protests demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who has been in power since 1978.
More than 150 people have been killed in the unrest, while Saleh continues to stall a Gulf-brokered deal that stipulates his departure in 30 days after handing power to his deputy.