Yemeni forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh have shot dead at least 20 people and wounded hundreds more when they opened fire on protesters in the second-largest city of Taiz, sources said.
A Reuters photographer at the scene on Sunday said police fired live ammunition, tear gas and used water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting outside a municipal building.
"At least 20 protesters have been killed," a protest organiser told AFP.
The demonstrators in the southern city had been demanding the release of a fellow protester who was arrested on May 28. More + video...
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A Reuters photographer at the scene on Sunday said police fired live ammunition, tear gas and used water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting outside a municipal building.
"At least 20 protesters have been killed," a protest organiser told AFP.
The demonstrators in the southern city had been demanding the release of a fellow protester who was arrested on May 28. More + video...
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