Yemeni leader returns to strife-torn country
Yemeni state television and radio said President Ali Abdullah Saleh has returned to the country from Saudi Arabia after an absence of more than three months following a rocket attack on his compound.
The media said Mr Saleh arrived in Sanaa by private plane at dawn today, as heavy fighting raged in the Yemeni capital. There were no other details.
Mr Saleh left Yemen for Saudi Arabia in June, after he was seriously injured in an attack on his presidential compound.
Yemen’s turmoil began in February as the unrest spreading through the Arab world set off largely peaceful protests in the deeply impoverished and unstable country.
