Troops in Yemen push back protesters
SANAA, Yemen — Troops in Yemen have beaten some anti-government protesters who were celebrating the resignation of Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak and demanding the ouster of their own president.
Hundreds of protesters in Sanaa, Yemen's capital, had tried to reach the Egyptian embassy on Saturday.
The ouster of Mubarak after an 18-day uprising raised questions about the long-term stability of Yemen and other Western-allied governments in the region. President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Yemen has been in power for three decades and tried to blunt unrest by promising not to run again.
Witnesses say several thousand protesters were driven out of Sanaa's main square by troops and plainclothes security agents on Friday night.
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