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| Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Sanaa | Yemen President Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Sanaa |
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| Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country from Saudi Arabia three months after surviving an assassination attempt, officials say. | Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country from Saudi Arabia three months after surviving an assassination attempt, officials say. |
| Yemen TV said President Saleh arrived in the capital, Sanaa, by private plane at dawn. No other details were given. | Yemen TV said President Saleh arrived in the capital, Sanaa, by private plane at dawn. No other details were given. |
| He went to Saudi Arabia in June for treatment following a rocket attack on the grounds of the presidential palace. | He went to Saudi Arabia in June for treatment following a rocket attack on the grounds of the presidential palace. |
| President Saleh, who has been in power for more than 30 years, has faced months of protests urging him to quit. | President Saleh, who has been in power for more than 30 years, has faced months of protests urging him to quit. |
| Correspondents say his return raises the risk of all-out civil war. | Correspondents say his return raises the risk of all-out civil war. |
| "We're definitely going to have an escalation of violence, but let him come back - we want him to come back and be tried for his crimes," said protest organiser Mohammed al-Asl. | "We're definitely going to have an escalation of violence, but let him come back - we want him to come back and be tried for his crimes," said protest organiser Mohammed al-Asl. |
| Activists have been camped out in Sanaa's Change Square since January demanding an end to his rule. | Activists have been camped out in Sanaa's Change Square since January demanding an end to his rule. |
| Clashes in the capital between government troops and forces opposing the president have recently intensified. | Clashes in the capital between government troops and forces opposing the president have recently intensified. |
| More than 80 people, mostly unarmed protesters, have been killed since Sunday. | More than 80 people, mostly unarmed protesters, have been killed since Sunday. |
| Medics say at least one person was killed overnight and many others wounded when mortars landed in Change Square. | Medics say at least one person was killed overnight and many others wounded when mortars landed in Change Square. |
| Ceasefire collapse | Ceasefire collapse |
| On Friday, correspondents in Sanaa reported a surge in artillery and machine-gun fire. | On Friday, correspondents in Sanaa reported a surge in artillery and machine-gun fire. |
| Yemeni state TV broadcast old footage of Mr Saleh and played national songs as it reported his return. | Yemeni state TV broadcast old footage of Mr Saleh and played national songs as it reported his return. |
| The Yemeni embassy in Washington confirmed President Saleh had returned. | The Yemeni embassy in Washington confirmed President Saleh had returned. |
| In Sanaa, anti-government protesters and supporters of President Saleh are expected to hold rallies after Friday prayers. | |
| "His return means more divisions, more escalation and confrontations," protest leader Abdel-Hadi al-Azizi told AP news agency. | "His return means more divisions, more escalation and confrontations," protest leader Abdel-Hadi al-Azizi told AP news agency. |
| "We are in a very critical escalation." | "We are in a very critical escalation." |
| The fighting in Sanaa is mostly between supporters of President Saleh and soldiers loyal to a top general who defected to the opposition in March. | The fighting in Sanaa is mostly between supporters of President Saleh and soldiers loyal to a top general who defected to the opposition in March. |
| Hopes of a lasting ceasefire between the sides, to enable a reform process to take place in which President Saleh would yield power, are fading. | Hopes of a lasting ceasefire between the sides, to enable a reform process to take place in which President Saleh would yield power, are fading. |
| On Tuesday the government agreed a truce following negotiations with Western envoys. However, the ceasefire broke down hours later. | On Tuesday the government agreed a truce following negotiations with Western envoys. However, the ceasefire broke down hours later. |
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