Saturday, February 12, 2011

Unrest Spreads To Yemen

Clashes broke out between groups supporting and opposing the government in Sanaa on Saturday [Reuters]

Clashes In Yemen As Thousands Rally Against Government -- Voice of America

Thousands of protesters gathered in Yemen's capital, Sana'a, Saturday to celebrate the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and call for their own president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down.

The protesters began marching toward the Egyptian Embassy but were confronted and pushed back by a group of men armed with sticks. There were conflicting reports as to whether the armed men were police or government supporters.

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More News On The Unrest In Yemen

Thousands rally in Yemen's capital -- Al Jazeera
Students hold Yemen protest, demand president quit -- AFP
Protesters call for Saleh to step down -- UPI
Pro-democracy rallies held in Yemen -- Press TV (Iran)
As Mubarak resigns, Yemenis call for a revolution of their own -- Christian Science Monitor
In Yemen, Many Protests, One Villain -- Atlantic Sentinel

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