ADEN, Yemen, July 21 (Xinhua) -- At least one protester was killed and two others werewounded when Yemeni security forces tried to disperse a demonstration of thousands of anti-government protesters on Thursday in the southern province of Taiz, witnesses told Xinhua.
The security forces opened fire to intercept the demonstration organized by thousands of anti-government protesters, killing one protester and wounding two others, Abdulrahman al-Azraqi,an eyewitness told Xinhua.
The anti-government protesters took to the streets on Thursday across Taiz province,demanding the immediate departure of Saleh's aides and vowed to escalate theirdemonstrations, he added.
Taiz has been the scene of months-long clashes between anti- government protesters and theRepublican Guards, which left over 200 people killed and many others injured.
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