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Protests Turn Violent in Yemen

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Security forces were told not to attack.

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More reports of violence: As hundreds of anti-government demonstrators marched toward the Egyptian embassy in Yemen, security forces began attacking civilians. At least nine protesters were injured with batons in the capital city of Sana'a, and witnesses said that famed human-rights activist Abdul Hadi al-Azazi was arrested on Saturday.

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