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Yemenis Stage Massive Anti-Gov’t Protest

HeadlineMar 11, 2011

In Yemen, tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets nationwide today in one of the largest anti-government protests so far. The rallies come one day after U.S.-backed Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh attempted to quell the unrest by proposing a new constitution, an offer the opposition immediately rejected.

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