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Protesters in southern Yemen storm government building

The protesters in Aden want public salaries to be paid. The area is controlled by the separatist Southern Transitional Council.
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Protesters stormed a government building in southern Yemen on Tuesday to demand payment of their salaries.

Dozens of demonstrators went into a presidential palace in the southern coastal city of Aden. Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed remained in the building during the incident. The protesters wanted payments for government employees, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

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