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Yemen: More than 2,000 Killed in Year-Long Protests; U.S. Man Shot Dead

HeadlineMar 19, 2012

The Yemeni government revealed Sunday more than 2,000 people have been killed since anti-government protests began a year ago. The dead include 120 children. The figure is much higher than human rights groups estimated. Meanwhile, a U.S. man named Joel Shrum has been shot dead in the Yemeni city of Taiz. The International Training Development Centre in Taiz said Shrum was an American development worker living in Yemen with his wife and two children since 2010.

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