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April 20, 2011

Yemen: U.N. Fails to Agree to Act amid Continuing Violence 
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The U.N. Security Council met in New York Tuesday to discuss Yemen’s
crackdown on protesters, but failed to agree on a diplomatic reaction to
the crisis. Earlier today, one person was killed when a gunman attacked
an anti-government protest camp in the coastal Yemeni town of Al
Hudaydah. On Tuesday, Yemeni police opened fire on protesters in Sana'a
and Taiz, killing at least three people.

Yemeni Protester: "It was a peaceful demonstration. No one carried
weapons. Suddenly, the police attacked protesters with tear gas and live
shots. But we don't have anything to say, except we belong to God, and
to Him we shall return."



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