Yemeni president's troops kill 40 in new battles (AP)

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<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/topstories/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110924/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_yemen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20110924/capt.4785015a53a54cdbb90d4bb4108643e9-4785015a53a54cdbb90d4bb4108643e9-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=9Y7L8grEUZ8rgGPjw5P9Pg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Protestors react during a demonstration demanding the resignation of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 24, 2011. A Yemeni pro-opposition officer says troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh are attacking soldiers who sided with the opposition in the capital Sanaa, killing several. Abdel-Ghani al-Shimiri says government forces are also moving to clear the opposition encampment on Change Square, which has been the epicenter of Yemen's uprising. Earlier in the day, more than a dozen people died as government forces attacked the protest camp at the square.(AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)" border="0" /></a>AP - Forces loyal to Yemen's newly returned president attacked pro-opposition troops with mortar shells and heavy gunfire Saturday and used rooftop snipers to pick off unarmed protesters fleeing in panic, killing more than 40 people and littering the streets of the capital with bodies.</p><br clear="all"/>

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