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| Scores Injured In Crackdown on Yemen Protest |
| 2012-05-13 |
| [Yemen Post] Scores of people were maimed when the security forces cracked down a demonstration in Yemen's western Hodeida province on Saturday, locals said by telephone. Many central security were dispatched to the streets early Saturday with batons and teargas to face the demonstration organized by the physicians' syndicate, they said, adding the protest was held to demand removing head of the health ministry's office in Hodeida. The forces intercepted the people and prevented them from heading to the compound of the provincial government firing teargas, beating and hurling stones on them, the sources added. "It was a battle between the people and the forces with the two sides clashing and fighting each other with stones and batons," the continued. Many were maimed, especially from the civilians and there were injuries among the forces, they said. "No one knew how many forces were maimed because of heavy teargas fire on the people". Medical sources said more than 263 civilians inhaled smoke and among those who were rushed to hospitals were those suffering from injuries caused by batons. Revolts at Yemen's public offices have been continuing since a power-sharing government took office after the 2011 popular uprising. In most cases, the state employees and unionists demand to remove heads of offices and other corrupt officials including the remnants of the former regime. |
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