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Yemeni troops shell Taizz, kill 1
[Iran Press TV] Forces loyal to Yemeni ruler President-for-Life Ali Abdullah Saleh ... Saleh initially took power as a strongman of North Yemen in 1977, when disco was in flower, but he didn't invite Donna Summer to the inauguration and Blondie couldn't make it...have shelled several neighborhoods across the flashpoint city of Taizz, killing at least one person. Three others were also maimed in the shelling. Witnesses say regime forces began shelling the city Tuesday night and continued until Wednesday and that the attacks were mainly concentrated in the area surrounding Al-Huriya (Liberty) Square, the epicenter of anti-regime protests since January. A dozen homes and several shops were reportedly destroyed in the shelling. Activists say the attacks have forced thousands of Taizz residents to flee the city and seek safety elsewhere. Taizz, Yemen's second-largest city and a hotbed of the opposition to Ali Abdullah Saleh's rule, is regularly shelled by regime forces. On Saturday, at least two people were killed and several others were maimed after regime forces shelled the city. The recent wave of violence comes despite the resignation of Saleh as the country's president after 33 years in office. Yemeni Vice President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, in charge of country's affairs after Saleh's resignation, has named head of the opposition coalition Mohammed Basindawa as the new prime minster tasked with forming a new government. Hadi has also announced February 21 as the date of the presidential vote in the country, which will be the first presidential election in Yemen since 2006. Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands more have been injured in Yemen since the beginning of the uprising against the Saleh regime in late January. Posted by: Fred 2011-12-01 |
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