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17 killed in latest shelling of protesters in Yemen

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24-09-2011 | 06:32

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17 killed in latest shelling of protesters in Yemen

Yemeni government forces and snipers attacked an opposition protest camp in the capital Sanaa early Saturday, killing at least 17 people, a medical official said.

The latest bloodshed came a day after President Ali Abdullah Saleh suddenly returned to Yemen after more than three months of being treated in Saudi Arabia following an assassination attempt on him in June. Saleh's return on Friday apparently aimed to ensure his grip on power as his loyalists and opponents wage urban warfare in the capital.

The bloodshed also reinforced fears that the embattled president's return could escalate the fighting into a full-fledged attempt to crush his rivals.

Medic Mohammed al-Qabatis said that shortly after midnight, troops loyal to Saleh tried to storm the protesters' encampment on Change Square, which has been epicenter of Yemen's uprising and daily sit-ins demanding the longtime rulers' ouster.

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