A MASSIVE demonstration against Yemen’s government turned into a killing field yesterday as snipers methodically fired down on protesters from rooftops and police made a wall of fire with tires and petrol, blocking a key escape route.

A massive demonstration against Yemen’s government turned into a killing field today as snipers fired down on protesters from rooftops and police made a wall of fire with tires and petrol, blocking a key escape route.

Yemeni government snipers have killed at least 31 people as they fired on a crowd of thousands of anti-government demonstrators.