Clashes erode Yemen cease-fire amid power vacuum

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SANAA, Yemen — A cease-fire in Yemen’s capital was at risk of unraveling Monday as regime supporters opened fire on opposition fighters in renewed clashes that killed at least six. The violence raises fears over the potentially explosive situation after the wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh left the country, leaving a deep power vacuum. Saleh’s departure over the weekend brought celebrations by the crowds of protesters who have been trying for months to oust him after nearly 33 years in power. But so far Saleh seems determined to…

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Clashes erode Yemen cease-fire amid power vacuum

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