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At least 40 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in the incident, which took place following Friday prayers as protesters gathered near Sana’a University. 

Protesters were reportedly chanting anti-government slogans at a protest camp near Sana’a University when at around 1.30pm local time, armed men in plain clothes, believed to be members of the security forces, started shooting live rounds from the top of nearby buildings.

Members of the security forces also shot at protesters at street level around the same time. 

An eyewitness told Amnesty International that “the shooting started from different buildings around the same time and continued for more than 30 minutes.”

Another eyewitness said that most of those killed were shot in the head, chest or neck, many of them dying at the scene.

At least 30 of those injured are said to be in a critical state. So far at least 80 people have been killed in protests in Yemen since February 2011.

The deadly crackdown by the Libyan government has developed new crisis. On 17th March 2011 the UN Security Council passed Resolution 1973 with 10 votes in favour and five abstentions that authorizes member states to take all necessary measures short of a foreign occupation force to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under threat of attack in Libya. On 19th March 2011, the Coalition forces first attacked Libya which is still going on.

Several individuals, governments and regional bodies criticized this air attack. What are your views on the events in Libya? Is it right? How can the human rights of Libyans be ensured? Please share here with our activists.