Yemen tense as capital Sanaa sees huge rival rallies - Video
Tens of thousands of people are attending rival mass rallies in Yemen's capital Sanaa, a week after some 50 people were shot dead at a protest. Protesters predicted their biggest rally yet to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Mr Saleh told a rally of his own supporters he was ready to hand over power, but only to "safe hands". Soldiers fired in the air to hold back Saleh loyalists when they tried to march on the opposition rally. In his speech, the president - who has been in office for more than three decades - condemned bloodshed but also urged his supporters to "stand firm". He earlier denied that government forces had played any part in the shooting of demonstrators last week. Amnesty International has warned the government against any further use of "deadly force", saying: "The government cannot just shoot its way out of this crisis."
PressTV: Yemen pres. to cede power to "safe hands"