Shiite rebels fire on protesters in south Yemen, killing 6
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Shiite rebels fired bullets and tear gas Tuesday to disperse thousands of protesters demanding they withdraw from a southwestern province, killing six demonstrators, wounding scores more and escalating tensions in a country on the verge of civil war.
Massive protests were held in the third largest city of Taiz -- which the rebels largely seized over the weekend -- and in Torba, some 60 miles (100 kilometers) away, where witnesses said the streets were filled with thick black smoke from burning tires and where protesters torched three armored vehicles.
