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Summary Go immediately was the slogan in the west of the capital as anti-Saleh protesters marched.
Tens of thousands of protesters staged rival demonstrations in the Yemeni capital amid tight security, in another Friday show of strength between President Ali Abdullah Salehs foes and his supporters.“Go immediately” was the slogan in the west of the capital as anti-Saleh protesters marched, calling for the president to be prosecuted for Thursdays killing of 13 protesters in Sanaa.They shouted their opposition to a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) plan for a peaceful transition of power in Yemen to end three months of anti-Saleh protests which have cost more than 145 lives.The GCC plan proposes the formation in Sanaa of a government of national unity, Saleh transferring power to his vice president and an end to the protests rocking the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state since late January.Saleh would submit his resignation to parliament within 30 days, to be followed two months later by a presidential election.However, Saleh, who has been in power for 32 years, has publicly insisted on sticking to the constitution in any transfer of power, even though his ruling General Peoples Congress party has said it accepts the Gulf plan.Saleh has accused Qatar of a “conspiracy” and threatened to pull out of the transition deal, in an interview with Russia Today television.
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