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â€™US-made gas used against Yemenisâ€™

12 March 2011 20:12 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. The US has provided Yemeni police with gas canisters which have been used against anti-government protesters in capital Sanaâ€™a, local sources say, APA reports quoting Press TV.

Police have reportedly used nerve gas to quell peaceful protests in Sanaâ€™aâ€™s University Square. The empty canisters obtained by the locals bear the â€œMade in U.S.A.â€ stamp.

Sources say the canisters were a â€œgiftâ€ to the Yemeni police from the United States.

The protesters, who demand an end to President Ali Abdullah Salehâ€™s 32-year rule, have been camping out in the square since February 21.

At least six anti-government protesters, including a school boy, were killed and hundreds more injured during clashes with the police on Saturday.

Saleh has promised a new constitution which would shift power from the presidency to an elected parliament. Protesters say that the offer is not enough, vowing to continue to demonstrate until he resigns.