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1st LD: U.S. confirms Yemeni president left residence, says talked to him

Xinhua, March 26, 2015 Adjust font size:

U.S. State Department confirmed on Wednesday that Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi "is no longer at his residence" in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, and said the U.S. was in touch with him earlier in the day.

"We had been in touch as recently as this morning," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. "I am not in a position to confirm any additional details from here about his location."

"In terms of his departure, I think it's pretty clear he left voluntarily. I don't think I need to put a new characterization on it," the spokeswoman said. Endite