11 Killed in Yemen After President's TV Appearance

The Associated Press reports:

President Ali Abdullah Saleh's supporters have opened fire, killing at least 11 people across Yemen after their leader's first television appearance since his injury last month.

Hospital officials say most of Friday's shooting was in celebration of Saleh's TV address the previous evening but it's unclear if all the deaths were accidental.

The officials say five people died from gunshots in the capital Sanaa, four in the town of Ibb, and at least two others elsewhere.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Saleh has been in treatment in Saudi Arabia since the June 5 attack on his palace.

The video on Yemen state TV Thursday showed him rigid and weakened, with darkened skin and casts covering his hands.