Yemeni Security Forces Attack Protesters

The New York Times reports:

Security forces fired at a funeral procession in the city of Aden on Friday and gunmen responded by attacking a military tank, the government and local journalists said. A total of five people were killed in the clashes.

Thousands of people gathered for the funeral of an activist in the southern separatist movement after noon prayers in Aden, a southern port city, according to witnesses. The activist, Ahmed Darwish, was tortured to death by Yemeni security forces about a year ago, according to several human rights groups.