Yemeni Protesters Say Gulf Plan Should Be Rejected

Yemeni protesters called for the rejection of a Gulf Arab plan under which President Ali Abdullah Saleh would transfer power to his vice president and the opposition would lead a unity government.

Using a loudspeaker before tens of thousands of demonstrators in the capital of Sana’a today, a protest organizer read a statement on behalf of the opposition, saying that Saleh should step down immediately and that any dialogue he may have should be with the “martyrs” of the country’s political crisis.