After spending three months in Saudi Arabia recovering from an assassination attempt, President Saleh returned to Yemen and a violent reaction to his homecoming: President Ali Abdullah Saleh called for a truce as he returned to Yemen today after more than three months abroad, amid fighting between government troops and opposition forces demanding his ouster. Saleh believes a truce and a cease-fire are needed so that a solution to the crisis can be reached through dialogue, Tarik al-Shami, spokesman for the ruling General People's Congress, said today by phone. The president will address the nation on Sept. 25, al-Shami said. "Tell the returning mass killer, we will prosecute him," crowds chanted in al-Siteen Street in Sana'a. In the capital's al-Sabeen Square, another group gathered in a show of support for the president. Unrest escalated this week after the Organization Committee of the Popular Youth Revolution urged Yemenis to intensify protests demanding an end to Saleh's three-decade rule. At least a dozen people were killed yesterday during demonstrations in Sana'a, bringing....
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