Yemen's president has given his first speech to the nation since returning from Saudi Arabia on Friday.<br /><br />Ali Abdullah Saleh dismissed the growing protests against him as the work of al-Qaeda terrorists and said that he was committed to a regional plan for a peaceful transfer of power.<br /><br />Hours before Saleh spoke, there was more violence as forces loyal to the president targeted protesters, killing at least five across the country.<br /><br />Al Jazeera's Azhar Sukri reports.
