Eight Die in Yemen Street Protests

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Eight die in Yemen street protests

Ahmed al-Haj
Thursday July 21, 2005
The Guardian

At least eight Yemenis were killed in clashes between protesters and security forces yesterday after the government said it would cut subsidies on oil products by more than half.

Angry protesters took to the streets of the capital, Sana'a, and other cities, pelting security forces with stones, setting fire to tyres and attacking public property in defiance of the government's decision.

The government said it wanted to curb a budget deficit and had postponed the cuts more than three times to avoid protests.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/yemen/Story/0,2763,1532978,00.html