Hundreds of thousands of people have reportedly flooded the streets of the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a today in the growing uprising against U.S.-backed President Ali Abdullah Saleh. Opposition activists have rejected Saleh’s offer to step down by the end of the year and provide amnesty to defecting soldiers.

Protester: “We ask the President to leave and give up his authority in order to avoid bloodshed, because the people will continue to revolt until this regime falls.”

Today’s protests come one week after 52 demonstrators were killed by pro-Saleh forces.