STORY: SALEH HEADS TO US FOR TREATMENTDATELINE: Jan. 23, 2012LENGTH: 0:01:41LOCATION: SanaaCATEGORY: POLITICSINTROYemen’s outgoing President Ali Abdullah Saleh has left his country and will head for the United States for medical treatment.This came one day after the Yemeni parliament passed a law granting him complete immunity.Prior to leaving the country, Saleh delivered a farewell speech, in which he asked for forgiveness and said it was time to hand over power.World News reports.PKGA presidential spokesman in Yemen said Saleh left the capital Sanaa Sunday evening on a jet headed for Oman.The official said Saleh will stay for a few days in the Persian Gulf state, before leaving for the United States to seek medical treatment.The outgoing president is expected to arrive in New York by Wednesday.Saleh was badly burned and injured during a rocket attack on his compound last June.He sought medical treatment in neighboring Saudi Arabia for three months last year.Hours before Saleh’s depa
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