Netizens react to Saleh’s departure

As Yemen’s president leaves for the US, Twitter users ponder his country’s future.

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With the news that Yemeni president Ali Abdullah Saleh left his country on Sunday to seek medical treatment in the United States, many went online to air their reactions and concerns.

While tens of thousands in Yemen protested a law granting Saleh immunity from prosecution for his crackdown on anti-government dissent, netizens wondered what his departure will mean for the country’s political future.

Here are some highlights of the online conversation: