Yemeni President Urges Security Forces to Protect Demonstrators -- Voice of America
Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh has urged his security forces to protect the demonstrators who are calling for him to resign.
Yemen's state-run Saba news agency published a statement saying Saleh ordered the security forces to prevent any clashes between pro- and anti-government protesters.
He also urged both sides to take precautions against those who may try to infiltrate the protests and incite violence.
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My Comment: The Yemeni President had no choice .... protect the demonstrators or the consequences may get out of hand. I suspect that he does not want the situation to get out of hand.