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    October 16, 2011

Yemeni Forces Fire on Protesters

   VOA News
   Anti-government protestors react and shout slogans with an effigy of
   Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh hanging during a demonstration
   demanding his resignation in Sanaa, Yemen, October 15, 2011.
   Photo: AP
   Anti-government protestors react and shout slogans with an effigy of
   Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh hanging during a demonstration
   demanding his resignation in Sanaa, Yemen, October 15, 2011.

   Yemeni troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh opened fire Sunday
   on anti-government protesters in the capital, Sana'a, killing at least
   two people.
   Activists say an unknown number of protesters were wounded in the
   pro-democracy demonstration that had drawn a crowd of tens of thousands
   of protesters calling for the president's resignation.
   Sunday's violence comes a day after security forces fired on a massive
   rally in Sana'a, killing at least 18 people and wounding dozens of
   others.
   Witnesses said at least 12 of the deaths occurred when security forces
   opened fire on protesters in the city center, while the rest were
   killed elsewhere in the capital as security forces battled supporters
   of opposition tribal leaders and dissenting soldiers.
   Saturday's march began at Sana'a University, where demonstrators
   shouted anti-government slogans and carried banners calling for
   President Saleh's resignation.
   Deputy Information Minister Abdou Janadi said the casualties were
   "unfortunate." He accused the opposition of provoking the clashes and
   using the protesters as a human shield.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP and AFP.

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