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Yemen: Three Injured in Hajja, Mass Arrests in Aden as Protests Continue
[Yemen Post] At least three antigovernment protesters were maimed, one seriously, when pro-government security forces and bullies attacked the sit-inners, who have been calling for the ouster of the regime, in Hajjah province on Saturday. While the sit-inners were performing dawn prayers, the forces and bullies stationed on the roofs of buildings nearby the square of change threw rocks and fired live bullets at them, local sources said, quoting sit-inners as accusing the local council in Shahil district of attempting to disperse the sit-in by force. In Aden, the security forces conducted mass arrests of antigovernment protesters in Al-Muala district after a heavy exchange of gunfire between the forces and armed people stationed on the roofs of some buildings. Meanwhile, ...back at the Alamo, Davey was counting their remaining cannon balls and not liking the results... demonstrations and sit-ins continued today in most of the Yemeni cities to call for an immediate ouster of the regime. The protesters urged the GCC countries, currently brokering a deal between the political rivals to end the crisis, to stand by the people not the regime. Posted by: Fred 2011-04-24 |
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