Friday, February 25, 2011

Tens of thousands hold rival rallies in Yemen (Reuters)

SANAA (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh held rival demonstrations in the capital on Friday, in a test of support for the veteran leader’s 32-year rule.
Protesters outside Sanaa University, repeating slogans which have echoed round the Arab world since the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia, chanted: “The people demand the downfall of the regime.”
About 4 km (2 miles) across town, loyalists shouted support for a

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