Yemen unrest: Protesters wounded in Taiz

bbc.co.uk

15 September 2011

Security forces have fired on protesters calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh step down in the southern city of Taiz, activists say.

They said at least 10 demonstrators were injured in the city, which has been a focus of recent protests.

Mr Saleh is clinging to power despite months of protests against his 30-year rule.

Earlier, troops reportedly shelled an area of the capital that is home to a tribal chief opposed to the president.

The fighting, which erupted in Sanaa early on Thursday, left three dead and five wounded, officials said. Read more…

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~ par Alain Bertho sur 19 septembre 2011.

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