“Yemeni head Saleh has collapsed lung, burns over 40% of body”

Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh suffered burns on 40% of his body and a collapsed lung, whether he will return to the conflict in Yemen -- remains uncertain. Saleh was injured Friday from an attack at his presidential compound and is seeking treatment in Saudi Arabia. An Arab diplomatic source with knowledge of Saleh's condition says one shrapnel wound is 7 centimeters (2.75 inches) deep. Fighting between government and tribal forces has raged for weeks in Yemen, where thousands of anti-government protesters have been pressuring Saleh to give up power since January. The turmoil in Yemen reached a pinnacle Friday, when a mosque in Saleh's presidential compound was attacked. After Saleh went to Saudi Arabia for treatment, the tribal leader and Vice President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi -- Yemen's interim leader -- agreed on a cease-fire, said Abdulqawi Al- Qaisi, spokesman for the Hashed leader. Yemen's largest opposition bloc has vowed to prevent Saleh from returning.

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