1 killed, 7 wounded in latest Yemen protest

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Source: Associated Press


SANAA, Yemen -- Yemeni security forces clashed with thousands of protesters who hurled rocks and burned tires in the southern port city of Aden on Wednesday, killing at least one person as demonstrations swelled in the capital.

Yemen has been wracked by protests since mid-February demanding President Ali Abdullah Saleh resign because of the country's lack of freedoms and extreme poverty. More than 120 people have been killed since the uprising began on Feb. 11, inspired by popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt.

The army and anti-riot police, backed with tanks and artillery, fired live ammunition and tear gas in Aden, according to eyewitnesses. Medical officials said one person was killed and seven wounded.

The witnesses and officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the medi

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