Death Toll Rises In Yemen Unrest

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Security forces in Yemen have killed more than 50 people in two days of violence against anti-government protesters, activists say, in the country’s bloodiest clashes for months. Snipers in Sanaa fired from rooftops at a protester camp, killing bystanders including a child, witnesses said.

Government forces also shelled areas held by troops loyal to the protesters. The opposition has promised to carry on its campaign to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Lisa Mullins gets details from New York Times reporter Laura Kasinof in Yemen.

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