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Protesters Rally in Streets of Southern Oman Demanding Reform

   VOA News  April 22, 2011

   Demonstrators gathered in the southern Omani city of Salalah on Friday,
   demanding reforms.
   Western media reported that protesters held Friday prayers in a square
   near government headquarters and then staged a march along main
   streets.
   Reformists are demanding government accountability and better wages.
   The main square in Salalah has been the scene of a sit-in for several
   weeks.
   Most of the recent protests in the country have been peaceful. But in a
   crackdown in the northern city of Sohar on March 29, two demonstrators
   were killed in clashes between security forces and protesters.
   Oman's Sultan Qaboos has responded to protests with reform measures
   including a cabinet reshuffle and the creation of 50,000 jobs.

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