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40 killed as violence rages on in Yemen

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Fighting raged on Saturday in the Yemeni capital, leaving at least 40 dead as forces loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh battled pro-opposition soldiers and moved to clear the protest camp at a Sanaa square that has been the epicenter of the country's uprising.

 

The latest spasm of violence came a day after Saleh suddenly returned to Yemen after more than three months of being treated in Saudi Arabia following an assassination attempt on him in June. Saleh's return Friday apparently aimed to ensure his grip on power as his loyalists and opponents wage urban warfare in Sanaa. (AP)

 

 

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