Saudi media: Airstrike kills Houthi leaders in Yemen capital 122 SHARES Share it! Saudi state-run television offered the report, saying the strike Friday killed more than 50 militiamen, including the two leaders. It said more than 38 Houthi fighters including the two leaders were killed in the strike targeting a high-level meeting. Al-Masirah, a Houthi-run satellite news channel, acknowledged Houthi leaders met Friday to discuss Saturday’s funeral of Saleh al-Sammad, a Houthi political leader earlier killed in a Saudi airstrike on the coastal city of Hodeida. The Shiite rebels, known as Houthis, have previously fired missiles targeting the Saudi mainland, including the capital, Riyadh.

Source: Manila Bulletin April 28, 2018 11:15 UTC