security on the march

The protest might have petered out had not snipers in plain clothes, assumed to be security men loyal to Mr Saleh, fired into crowds in the capital on March 18th, killing some 50 people.

抗议也许会慢慢的消失，但是便衣的狙击手们可不会，他们假装成忠诚于萨利赫先生的安全人员，于3月18日朝着人群开火，致使50余人丧命。

Security officials blamed the attack on "ill-intentioned people", code for red-shirt militants, who were accused of a series of explosions in March and April.

保安队高层指责此次袭击为“恶意人群”所为，暗指红衫激进分子，后者在三月和四月受到一系列爆炸事件的指控。