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In new Yemen clashes, attackers kill 1 protester
[Arab News] A Yemeni opposition activist says a gunnies on cycle of violences shot up hundreds of demonstrators camped out overnight in a western port city, killing one and wounding several protesters.Radwan Al-Obisi says men on cycle of violences strafed protesters who had been demanding the ouster of longtime President President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, after serving as a lieutenant colonel in the army. He had been part of the conspiracy that bumped off his predecessor, Ibrahim al-Hamdi, in the usual tiresome military coup, and he has maintained power by keeping Yemen's many tribes fighting with each other, rather than uniting to string him up. ... in Hudaydah port on Wednesday morning. He claims the attackers, who sped away, where thugs hired by Saleh's ruling party. Yemen's turmoil is spiraling out of control. More than 120 people have been killed since near-daily protests calling for Saleh's removal began in mid February, inspired by Arab uprisings. Thousands marched in Hudaydah on Tuesday, tearing down billboards of Saleh. Security forces fired shots into the air to disperse the crowds. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-21 |
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