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Summary Thousands of protesters march through Yemen's capital demanding the removal of the Saleh regime.
Protesters demanded the removal of Yemens President Ali Abdullah Saleh.Marchers carried banners and denounced the government and Saudi Arabia and the US for supporting Saleh.Yemens mainstream opposition coalition said it would set up a National Council for the Forces of the Revolution to lead efforts to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh and end months of violence.The Joint Meeting Parties (JMP) made the decision just days after youth groups and activists who have been at the forefront of six months of pro-democracy protests formed their own 17-member transitional council in a bid to force out Saleh.The formation of two interim councils could further splinter Yemens opposition in the fractious Arabian Peninsula country where Saleh, who survived a bomb attack in June, is clinging to 33 years of power.
