Protests in Yemen's third-largest city against crumbling currency

People demonstrate against the deteriorating economic situation and the devaluation of the local currency, in Taiz, Yemen September 27, 2021. REUTERS/Anees Mahyoub

ADEN (Reuters) - Security forces fired shots in the air to disperse hundreds of protesters in Yemen's third-largest city of Taiz on Monday as unrest over poverty spread in areas held by the Saudi-backed government.

Dozens of people blocked a street and entrances to several districts in the disputed southwestern city with rocks and burning tires, witnesses said, before the crowd swelled to hundreds protesting sharp drops in the currency that has stoked inflation.