Six killed in clashes in Yemen flashpoint city

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Clashes in Yemen's flashpoint city of Taez on Friday killed four soldiers and two protesters, a security official told Agence France Presse.

Two protesters were killed and 30 others were wounded by live rounds, while four soldiers were killed and 20 were wounded, said the official who added that some demonstrators were armed.

An AFP photographer said soldiers clashed with demonstrators at al-Huriya (Liberty) Square in Taez, south of the capital Sanaa, where a crackdown on protesters on Sunday left more than 50 people killed.