The shootings Thursday near Change Square came as government forces continued to clash with dissident soldiers on the fifth day of a deadly crackdown.
More than 85 people, mostly unarmed civilians, have been killed since Yemen's youth-led protest movement stepped up demonstrations last week.
Government forces killed at least nine people Wednesday. The troops fired on mourners at a mass funeral and attacked civilians in Change Square, the encampment where thousands have staged a months-long sit-in.
Also Wednesday, a Gulf mediator left the country with no word on a power transfer deal.
Gulf Cooperation Council chief Abdul Latif al-Zayani left Sana'a after meeting with Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi. The head of the six-nation council had traveled to Yemen Monday in an attempt to revive a long-stalled GCC plan that calls for Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to hand over power to a deputy.
Saleh has agreed to the proposal three times since April. However, in each case, he has backed out before a deal could be signed.
The president remains in Saudi Arabia, where he is recovering from injuries sustained in a June attack on his presidential compound in Sana'a.
Source: voice of America
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