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| Yemen officials deny president has left country | |
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| Yemeni officials have denied President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left the country, a day after he was injured in an attack on his compound in Sanaa. | |
| Sources in the government earlier told the BBC that Mr Saleh had been flown to Saudi Arabia for hospital treatment. | |
| The state news agency has reported five senior officials who were also wounded have been flown to Yemen's neighbour. | |
| Mr Saleh broadcast an audio message on Friday saying he was well. But there remains speculation over his condition. | |
| The president spoke with a laboured voice, at times breathing heavily. | |
| He blamed the attack on an "outlaw gang" of his tribal foes - an accusation denied by Sheikh Sadiq al-Ahmar, the head of the Hashid tribal federation, whose fighters have been clashing with security forces. | |
| Overnight, there was a lull in the fighting, which has left more than 160 people dead since last week and brought Yemen to the brink of civil war. | |
| Tanks and security checkpoints are in place across the capital, with a number of roads blocked. Some residents have been out in the streets, getting urgent supplies, but the atmosphere remains very tense. | |
| The United States, the European Union and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have all called for an immediate ceasefire. |