Mass protest over killing of leader Saleh Al- Samad in Saudi air strike

Описание: (25 Apr 2018) Thousands of Yemenis gathered in Hodeida province on Wednesday to condemn a coalition airstrike that killed senior Houthi official Saleh al-Samad in the coastal province last Thursday.
Yemen's Houthi rebels say their acting head of state Saleh al-Samad was killed in an airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition.
Abdul-Malek al-Houthi, the leader of the rebels, said Samad was killed on a road with six companions after meeting with local officials.
Mahdi al-Mashat, a former fighter who until now directed al-Houthi's office, was elected as a successor.
The Houthis, Shiite rebels allied with Iran, control much of northern Yemen, including the capital, Sanaa.
A Saudi-led coalition has been battling Iran-allied Shiite rebels known as Houthis since 2015 in a stalemated war that has killed more than 10,000 people.

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