Clashes in Yemen turn deadly
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW: At least 12 people are dead in Yemen, officials say
- Women protesters ask for sanctions against Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh
- Heavy gunfire and explosions are reported in the capital of Yemen
- Protesters have been calling for Saleh to step down for months
(CNN) -- Thousands of women demonstrated Monday in front of Yemen's foreign ministry in the capital, Sanaa, demanding U.N. intervention in the ongoing unrest in the Persian Gulf nation, residents and eyewitnesses said.
The protest comes a day after the first woman was killed in a demonstration against the government, according to opposition activists.
The women called for sanctions against President Ali Abdullah Saleh and asked that he be tried by the International Criminal Court.
They also alleged that snipers were on the rooftop of the foreign ministry Sunday.
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