Four dead in Yemen

Askari Kanzu · 2011-03-04T14:17:57+00:00

YEMEN: 4:31 p.m. (AST), Friday / 8:32 a.m. (EST), Friday Four dead in Yemen Anti-government protesters shout slogans demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa University March 4, 2011. (REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah) Government forces opened fire on anti-government protesters in the north Friday, killing four people, AFP reported. In the capital Sanaa, massive crowds gathered for weekly Muslim prayers in a square where anti-Saleh protesters have been camped since Feb. 20. Organizers said more than 100,000 people were demonstrating in Sanaa on Friday. Opposition groups have presented President Ali Abdullah Saleh with a plan for a smooth transition of power, but Saleh has not responded, according to Voice of America. He has said he will not seek re-election when his current term expires in 2013. Source:

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Start date Mar 4, 2011

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