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Security forces clashed with Islamist fighters near a southern town overrun by militants, leaving seven Islamists and a soldier dead, officials said, as tens of thousands staged rallies across Yemen calling for the president to step down. Security across the impoverished nation in the southern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, home to an active al-Qaeda branch, has largely collapsed since the uprising seeking to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh broke out in February.
Denver Post wire services
