Mouslah al-Shahwani, YSP cadre, shot in Sana'a. Suspects later arrested. Official accounts say he ignored checkpoints and eventually died in a shoot-out at a roadblock. Witnesses quoted in Yemeni press disagree, describing it as a deliberate assassination by men in uniform. He is uninjured.
Rocket hits upper story of house.
Explosion near home of Col Abd al-Rahman Hamzal. Package also explodes near GPC headquarters. Bomb explodes outside US embassy. Thirteen killed, at least 48 injured during riots in Ta'izz, Sana'a, Hodeida and other northern towns. Ostensibly in protest at cost of living.