Around 20 women, dresse­d head to toe in black, did not hide their loyalt­y to the leader of three decade­sSANAA: Yemeni women held rare protests in Sanaa on Wednesday, demanding that the capital’s rebel authorities hand over the body of slain ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh. Around 20 women, dressed head to toe in black, did not hide their loyalty to the leader of three decades, who was killed by the Iran-backed rebels on Monday after their uneasy alliance collapsed. The rebels dispersed the protest but video footage of the women fleeing the scene was posted on social media. Yemen’s ex-president Saleh killed in RPG, gun attack on his carA second group of women gathered in front of Sanaa military hospital, shouting: “The people want the remains of the leader,” witnesses said. Saleh had joined forces with the Houthis in 2014 when they took control of large parts of the country, including the capital.

Source: The Express Tribune December 06, 2017 13:12 UTC