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Three children killed in pro-gov''t forces attack in Yemen

SANAA, Oct 29 (KUNA) -- Three children were killed and 10 others, including four children, were wounded in a heavy artillery attack on residential areas in northern Sanaa on Saturday.
Tribal sources said three children were killed and 10 others were injured in a heavy artillery attack by pro-governmental forces.
A nearby oil facility was also seriously damaged in the attack, the sources added.
Earlier in the day, two civilians were killed in a similar attack by pro-governmental forces on the same area.
For six months now, pro-governmental forces have been attacking areas in northern Sanaa where tribes support the Yemeni uprising.
The UN Security Council had issued a resolution calling on Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh to sign a GCC-brokered deal that paves the way for his resignation.
Saleh had responded by welcoming the resolution but has so far refused to sign the agreement, despite increased regional and international pressure to do so.
The GCC plan stipulates that Saleh hand power to his vice president within 30 days of signing the agreement in return for immunity from prosecution, and that presidential elections be held within two months after Saleh resigns. (end) az.mt KUNA 292216 Oct 11NNNN