Thousands attend funeral for Houthi rebel killed by Saudi-led coalition airstrike

Описание: (28 Apr 2018) Thousands of Yemenis attended a funeral for a slain top Shiite rebel official in the capital Sanaa on Saturday.
The Houthis' Supreme Political Council chief and acting head of state Saleh al-Samad was killed along with six others in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike over a week ago in the coastal province of Hodeida.
Top Houthi officials including al-Samad's successor Mahdi al-Mashat, a former Houthi fighter, attended the funeral which was held in al-Sabeen square.
Houthi rebel leader Abdul-Malek al-Houthi vowed to avenge al-Samad's death.
The Saudi-led coalition has been at war with Iran-backed Houthis since March 2015 with the aim of defeating them and bringing an internationally recognized government back to power.

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