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23 Sep 2011 08:20

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U.S.: Ali Abdullah Saleh returns to Yemen after assassination attempt

  • This video really needs Eminem’s “Without Me” as its soundtrack. Three months after an assassination attempt that nearly took his life and left much of his body burned, Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh is back in Sanaa, looking pretty good for a guy who had 40 percent of his body burned. Saleh returns to Yemen at a time of increased tension in the country —including violence that’s killed over 100 in the past week alone. source
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26 Jun 2011 11:44

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World: Yemen: Saleh reportedly returning; protesters try to force sons out

  • He will appear within the next 48 hours despite our fear that the burns on his features and on different parts of his body will be an obstacle given that his appearance will not be as the media expects it.
  • Ali Abdullah Saleh’s media secretary, Ahmed al-Sufi • Suggesting that Saleh will return to Yemen soon after spending weeks recovering in Saudi Arabia after his palace suffered a raid earlier this month. He suffered severe burns, but they cover less than 40 percent of his body … you know, not that much. As you might guess, hundreds of thousands of protesters aren’t taking this news well at all — they’re pushing for members of Saleh’s inner circle, including his sons, to leave the country. source
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07 Jun 2011 10:24

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World: Official: Ali Abdullah Saleh’s injuries not minor by any stretch

  • His face was quite charred. The burns are serious; he is not as well as his aides are portraying it.
  • A western official, speaking under condition of anonymity • Describing the condition of Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who took a leave of office last week to receive medical care in Saudi Arabia after an attack on his presidential palace. Saleh could still return to power at some point (whether people in Yemen want him to is another story), but based on his current condition, recovery could take a few months. Another possible injury — on top of the burns and the wooden shrapnel that hit close to his heart — might be a punctured lung, which some sources have reported was a side effect of the shrapnel. source
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