Yemen's Saleh takes off from Sanaa for Oman, U.S: officials
Yemen's outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh speaks to a selected group of state media reporters at the Presidential Palace in Sanaa January 22, 2012.
Credit: Reuters/Yemen's Presidency/Handout
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SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's outgoing president Ali Abdullah Saleh left for Oman on Sunday evening on his way to the United States for medical treatment, Yemeni officials said.
An airport official said the plane took off from Sanaa airport to neighboring Oman, and an aide to Saleh said he would stay there for several days before heading to the United States.
(Reporting by Mohammed Ghobari; Writing by Andrew Hammond Editing by Maria Golovnina)
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Comments (3)
Intriped wrote:
We allow killers and tyrants into the USA.
Kopacetic wrote:
Not all of them! We would have been stuck with Gaddafi if we did that. Ali probably just needed to take some more of his country’s stolen wealth out to be laundered. After that, he’ll be gently urged to return home, where his strong leadership will be more appreciated.
Intriped wrote:
We would have brought Daffy into the USA but the rebels knew this and confidently shot him in the head before Hillary could make a move.
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