Death Toll in Attack on Yemeni Protesters Rises to 57, Al-Jazeera Reports
May 26 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg's Lara Setrakian reports on social unrest in Yemen and the future of President Ali Abdullah Saleh after five months of popular uprisings in the Middle East. (Source: Bloomberg)
The death toll from an attack on protestors by Yemeni security forces rose to 57, with more than 1,000 in the city of Taiz injured, al-Jazeera television reported.
Casualties included disabled people burned inside tents, Shawki al-Kadhi, a Yemeni lawmaker, told the network. He called the attack “a massacre” carried out by forces loyal to President Ali Saleh.
Security forces destroyed three hospitals in Taiz, said Mahmoud Al Aqlani, a doctor.
To contact the reporter on this story: Zaid Sabah Abd Alhamid in Washington at zalhamid@bloomberg.net
To contact the editor responsible for this story: Greg Chang at gchang1@bloomberg.net
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