Soldiers, Protester Killed in Southern Yemen Clash
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Army soldier watches as anti-government protesters march during a demonstration demanding the ouster of Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz, April 26, 2011
Doctors say three other protesters were wounded during the clashes in the city of Aden. Local officials meantime say the soldiers who were killed had also been shot.
Security forces were confronting protesters who had set up a roadblock in an attempt to enforce a general strike as part of demonstrations against President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Protests against the president continued this week despite an agreement drafted by several Gulf nations for him to step down from power.
The country's main opposition coalition has agreed to the proposal, which would have the Saleh leave within 30 days and would establish a unity government that would include opposition members. The deal would also grant the president and his family immunity from prosecution after he leaves office.
Many opposition activists, who have demonstrated in the streets during the past two months to protests against the ruling government, object to the deal, and want Saleh to resign immediately.
In another development, two Yemeni soldiers were shot dead in the southern province of Abyan Wednesday, in an attack blamed on al-Qaida militants.
Officials say at least three soldiers were wounded when gunmen opened fire on them in the city of Zinjibar.
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