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Dozens of protesters demanding that Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh end his more than 30-year-old rule were wounded in clashes with security forces in the capital Sanaa as pro-democracy rallies continue.
Riot police with batons were out in force late Saturday, using tear gas and live fire against protesters in the capital, Al Jazeera's special correspondent there reported.
"There have been at least 200 injured according to one medical source, and around 15 of those injuries are from live ammunition," she said.
"There were more than three hours of the constant sound of tear gas being fired, and live ammunition being fired. I could also see that there were snipers positioned on rooftops and they were firing down at the crowd."
Aljazeera correspondent said the streets were littered with rocks and gas canisters, as police confrontations with tens of thousands of anti-government protesters continued in the capital.
In Taiz, the other main protest area, security police also used live ammunition and tear gas against some of the 100,000 people who marched there on Saturday.
"We have reports [in Taiz] of over 500 people injured, 40 of those from live ammunition and at least five people are in critical condition," Aljazeera correspondent said.
She reported a "very heavy handed approach by the authorities" and an upsurge in violence in towns across Yemen.
"The police are becoming increasingly intolerant of protesters. It seems [president] Ali Abdullah Saleh is once again really trying to show his force."
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An elderly anti-government protestor argues with a Yemeni army solider during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Taiz, Yemen, Saturday, April 9, 2011.
Al-Jazeera
