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One person was killed and five others were injured when Yemeni forces opened fire on protesters in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday.
"Yemeni troops opened fire on a protest encampment after protesters refused to release two soldiers they were holding," a member of the committee that organized the protest told Anadolu Agency.
There was no comment from Yemeni authorities.
Southern Yemenis have long complained of institutional discrimination by the central government, citing the dismissal of thousands of southerners from government posts in recent years and the arbitrary confiscation of property in the south.
Successive governments in capital Sanaa, meanwhile, in which southern Yemenis have held a number of high-level posts, have denied the allegations.
Separatists demand autonomy for the south and the annulment of a 1990 unification agreement between North and South Yemen.
Their demands have gained fresh impetus recently after the Shiite Houthi militant group took over Sanaa and other key Yemeni provinces late last month.
Yemen has been dogged by political turmoil since pro-democracy protests forced autocratic president Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in 2012 after 33 years in power.
By Fouad Mosaad
englishnews@aa.com.tr
www.aa.com.tr/en - Sana
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