YEMEN FIGHTING PUSHES NEARLY 3,000 TO DJIBOUTI IN LESS THAN A WEEK- UN. (PHOTO).
Yemen fighting pushes nearly 3,000 to Djibouti in less than a week: UN Nearly 3,000 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti in less than a week as escalating violence drives growing displacement within the country and across its borders, the UN refugee agency said Friday. “Refugees continue to arrive by boat through Obock, Khor Angar, Moulhoule and Godoria after difficult journeys in small vessels,” UNHCR representative in Djibouti Sandrine Desamours told reporters in Geneva, Anadolu Agency reported. More than half of those crossing the Bab el-Mandeb Strait are women and children, while some families have been displaced for a second time after previously fleeing Yemen during the 2015 crisis and later returning. UNHCR is preparing for at least 10,000 new arrivals but warned that capacity is rapidly diminishing. Markazi refugee village, designed for 5,000 people, was already hosting more than 2,700 Yemenis and 1,500 Eritreans. More than 100,000 people have also been displaced ins...
Pro and anti independence supporters met in St George Square after lunch time with the situation rapidly deteriorating as anger and animosity was evident.Police formed a human barrier to block off the route to Buchanan street and contain people in the square.After 9:pm,the crowd scattered but smaller groups remained and the line of police officers also remained at the scene.A spokeswoman for police Scotland said investigation were under way which could lead to more arrests.''Three people have been arrested so far in relation to the incident in George square.Retrospective inquiries will be carried out which may lead to further arrest.More photos below. 
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