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Yemen: U.N. Fails to Agree to Act Amid Continuing Violence

HeadlineApr 20, 2011

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 Hodeidah. 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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