星期三，也门活动人士继续大规模示威，要求推翻总统萨利赫，至少两人被安全部队打死，有至少五人受伤。在也门主要工业城市塔伊兹，连续三天大群人在街上聚集，安全部队试图控制人群。据报导，亲政府的狙击手打死两名示威者。
外国媒体报导说，枪击、催泪弹和也门安全人员的殴打导致抗议者受伤。另外，在首都萨纳的反政府示威者高呼反对萨利赫总统的口号。在伊布市也有抗议的报导。法新社的报导说，自从上星期天反政府暴力升级以来，已经至少有7人被打死。
At least two people were killed and at least five others were wounded Wednesday in Yemen as massive rallies continued demanding the ouster of President Ali Abdullah Saleh.Yemen’s main industrial city, Taiz, was under siege for a third day from huge gatherings in the streets and security forces trying to contain them. Pro-government snipers reportedly shot two demonstrators dead in Taiz.
Foreign media reported protesters wounded from gunfire, tear gas, and beatings by Yemeni security forces. Anti-government demonstrators also gathered in the capital, Sana’a, chanting slogans against President Saleh. Protests were also reported in the city of Ibb. The French news agency reported that at least seven people have been killed since Sunday in escalating anti-government violence.