The explosion occurred in Lawder, a town notorious for antigovernment feeling. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
The explosion comes a day after Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh ordered police to protect all demonstrators after two were killed late Tuesday night in the capital city of San'a. The recent protests have been relatively peaceful in San'a, despite occasional conflict between pro- and antigovernment demonstrators hurling rocks and firing assault rifles.
'President Ali Abdullah Saleh instructed all security services to thwart all clashes and prevent direct confrontation between pro- and antigovernment protestors,' a presidential aide said in a statement late Wednesday night. 'In addition, the directive demanded security services to offer full protection for the demonstrators' he added.The statement said the government will 'continue to protect the rights of its citizens to assemble peacefully and their right to freedom of expression.'"
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