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| Sana'a, Million Men March |
| 2011-09-24 |
| [Yemen Post] As Yemenis prepared to bury yet more of their "fallen soldiers of the revolution" as some protesters already dubbed the victims of the past few days' massacres, the Opposition was calling for more demonstrations across the nation. Despite the danger, a reported million people turned up today in the capital, Sana'a, all gathered under the tricolor flag, brandishing proudly the symbols of their revolution. Heads high and determined to honor their dead, Yemenis once again marched against Saleh's regime. When asked if he feared the bullets, a young man answered that "only he feared God, not Ali [president Saleh]" As they advanced through 60 Street, protesters chanted the fall of the regime, calling for Saleh to be held responsible for his crimes against the nation. Several youths were screaming for the deaths of both president Saleh and his son, Ahmed, the head of the Elite Republican Guards. "We want Ali's head, we want Ahmed's head," they told the Yemen Post. Across Yemen, in Ibb, Aden, Dhamar and many more cities and villages, there too, people responded positively to the calls for escalation of the revolution. Unprecedented numbers were recorded, as everywhere Yemenis stood as one in the defense of their democratic quest. Tonight, as the nation is awaiting its president' speech, protesters in "change Square" announced they would never stop "no matter what". |
| Posted by:Fred |