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Sanaa : Yemen | Mar 18, 2011 at 10:44 AM PDT
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Violence Video: Police use live bullets, tear gas & water cannon on protesters in Yemen

Yemeni government snipers firing from rooftops and houses shot into a crowd of tens of thousands of anti-government protesters on Friday, and at least 41 protesters, including a child, were killed and over 100 others were injured outside Sana'a University in the Yemeni capital Friday.

President Ali Abdullah Saleh announced that a state of emergency had been declared.

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