Tens Of Thousands Protest In Southern Yemen

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Tens of thousands of Yemeni protesters have flooded the streets of the southern city of Taiz, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down amid a continuing bloody crackdown on demonstrators.

Chanting protesters rallied in the city's center Wednesday, where anti-government activists have staged demonstrations since February.

Protest-related violence across Yemen has killed more than 120 people since the backlash began earlier this year.

Several Western nations and groups have condemned the violence and called for a political solution. The European Union's foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton issued a statement Tuesday saying Yemen's political transition "must begin without delay." The U.S. echoed that call.

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