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Thousands protest across Yemen

A Houthi Shiite fighter wearing an army uniform chants during a demonstration in Sana, Yemen.

A Houthi Shiite fighter wearing an army uniform chants during a demonstration in Sana, Yemen.  (Hani Mohammed / Associated Press)

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Rival rallies are held, some supporting the Houthi rebels who seized the capital city, Sana, and others calling for the country’s south to secede after Yemen’s president and his Cabinet resigned.

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Protesters burn representations of French, American and Israeli flags during a demonstration in Sana, Yemen.  (Hani Mohammed / Associated Press)

Yemen protests

Supporters of the Houthi rebels rally after the resignation of Yemeni President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi and his Cabinet.  (Mohammed Huwais / AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen protests

The chaos in Yemen prompted some demonstrators in the southern city of Aden to renew calls for southern Yemen’s independence.   (AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen protests

The caskets of Houthi rebels killed during recent clashes with presidential guard forces are carried during a funeral procession in Sana, Yemen.  (Hani Mohammed / Associated Press)

Yemen protests

Yemeni protesters rally against Houthi rebels, who seized control of the capital city of Sana in September.  (Mohammed Huwais / AFP/Getty Images)

Yemen protests

An expert from the Criminal Investigation Department inspects the scene of an explosion in Sana, Yemen, after two improvised explosive devices went off outside homes belonging to Houthi families. No casualties were reported, according to police.   (Mohammed Huwais / AFP/Getty Images)

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