Wednesday, March 2, 2011

"Day of Wrath": Tens of thousands of dissidents protest in Yemen

Your opponent is the president: In Yemen, tens of thousands of protesters again called for the resignation of Ali Abdullah Salih. Also, the leading Muslim clerics in the country joined in the protests. They went to the capital Sanaa on the streets, as in Ibb and Tais: In Yemen, tens of thousands of demonstrators in the next edition of the "Day of Wrath" the pressure on the government increased.


The protesters want to force the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Salih. For 32 years, Salih in power. Many protesters wore headbands bearing the words "Go away". "The victory is close," said an opposition leader. The leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Abd al-Majid al-Sindani joined the crowd - two weeks ago he had not yet issued for a stay of Salih in office until 2013.

"There is no legitimacy for a President to his people no longer want," said Sindani. In Aden in the south of the country built the demonstrators as their colleagues in other cities, camps, imposed this but with black flags and pictures of slain protesters. To date 24 people died in protests in Yemen killed, most of them in the port city.

Salih in Sanaa opponents shouted demonstratively, "With our blood and souls we defend you, Aden." In the northern province of Hodeida fought for and those against the government with stones and sticks. Four people were injured. Salih was the opposition offered to form a unity government, but it was met with rejection.

On Tuesday, he dismissed the governors of five provinces, the focus of protests. Salih also practiced sharp criticism of the United States. The protests in Yemen are "controlled by the White House." Salih, formerly a U.S. ally in the fight against Islamist terror, accused U.S. President Barack Obama, he is interfering in the internal affairs of the Arabs.

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