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Singapore - Oil prices fell in Asia on Friday, cutting short a rally as investors weighed the potential for disruptions in Middle East supplies caused by the Yemen crisis and a global crude glut, analysts said.

US benchmark West Texas Intermediate for May delivery fell 83 cents to $50.60 and Brent crude for May eased 75c to $58.44 in late-morning trade.

Prices rose sharply over the past two days after a Saudi Arabia-led coalition bombed Huthi Shiite rebels in support of Yemen's embattled President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

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