The former president of Yemen wore a disguise to escape from house arrest on Saturday to fly to his home town of Aden, an official has said.
Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi fled his official residence in Yemeni capital Sanaa after weeks of house arrest by the Shia Houthi militia, who looted the property soon after his departure.
Ali al-Qahoum, a member of the Houthis, said that it no longer mattered if the ex-leader remained stayed or left as his group entered a power agreement with rival factions yesterday that was overseen by the United Nations.
Hadi – who was appointed president three years ago – was assisted by the UN to make the journey back home, al-Qahoum added.
Meanwhile, Houthi militiamen led by Abdel-Malek al-Houthi opened fire on protesters in the central city of Ibb and killed one person and wounded another.
The crowd had gathered in a square to demonstrate against the Houthis’ role in overturning the government last month. Another protest took place after the shooting.
