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20 Killed in Yemen Protests

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In southern city of Taiz.

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Yemeni government forces shot and killed at least 20 people in Taiz Monday, ending a four-month sit-in in one of the first cities to protest President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s authoritarian rule. After the slaughter, government forces bulldozed the square. Meanwhile, Saleh’s air force bombed alleged al Qaeda fighters who took over the city Zinjibar.

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