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Yemeni Forces Fire on Demonstrators

HeadlineApr 18, 2011

Doctors in the Yemeni capital of Sana’a say at least 22 people were wounded Sunday when government forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired on pro-democracy protesters. The crackdown came just one day after thousands of women took to the streets to protest a claim by Saleh that demonstrators are violating Islamic law because they are allowing women and men to mix.

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