Sana'a (Yemen) (Writing / Agencies) .- Two protesters, including a boy of 12 years, died today as a result of police shootings in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen, as reported by French news agency AFP . Protests have taken place in the capital and Moukalla city in the southeast, and the opposition demanded the end of the term of President Ali Abdallah Saleh.
In Sana'a, the police have launched in the early hours of this morning an assault on the protesters camped outside the University from February 21 firing live ammunition and tear gas. One protester was killed and over 300 wounded, among them wounded by gunfire. The UN has indicated that since the riots began in defense of a democratic transition in the country for two months, a total of 37 opposition militants and six policemen have been killed in clashes popular.
In Sana'a, the police have launched in the early hours of this morning an assault on the protesters camped outside the University from February 21 firing live ammunition and tear gas. One protester was killed and over 300 wounded, among them wounded by gunfire. The UN has indicated that since the riots began in defense of a democratic transition in the country for two months, a total of 37 opposition militants and six policemen have been killed in clashes popular.
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