In Yemen, troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed at least five anti-government protesters in an assault early on Saturday in the capital Sanaa. Witnesses said soldiers launched the attack a little after midnight, opening fire with guns and shelling Change Square, the focus of anti-government activity since it was first occupied in January. Snipers also targeted the people in the square from buildings around the square. They said an hour after the start of the attack, forces loyal to the president tried to storm the square, which by then was coming under fire from all sides. Tents in the southern part of the square caught fire during the attack. These latest deaths brought the number of those killed to 25 since on Friday and to 120 since a fresh wave of violence hit the capital on Sunday. The attack came after the surprise return of the president on Friday from Saudi Arabia, where he had spent three months being treated injuries sustained during an attack on his palace on June 3. The official Saba news agency said Saleh called on all Yemenis to overcome their pain and wounds for the sake of the nation and its dignity.