Civilian committees ensure safety post Saleh

Yemen Times

"SANA’A, June 5 - The streets of Sana’a, Taiz, Aden and many other Yemeni cities are rejoicing what people believe is the end of the regime after Saleh is said to have traveled to Saudi Arabia with a number of his relatives.

According to the Yemeni constitution President’s deputy is to take over in the case the president is unable to. The attack on the president on Friday, which analysts claim is an inside job considering the direction of the damage is inside-out [This confirms my suspicion; see two posts below.], has injured him and four of the high level officials including the prime minister and required them to be transferred to Saudi for treatment.

As a consequence, there is a cease fire in place across the country.

In response to the news, thugs attacked a number of state and private premises and started a looting spree in both Taiz and Sana’a city according to locals. Security forces including the police are nowhere to be seen and the protestors acknowledge that this may be a repetition of what happened in Egypt when Mubarak stepped down.

“This is a remarkable day for all Yemenis,” said activist Khalid Al-Anisi who was one of the leading movers of Yemen’s revolution....."