In Yemen, the ex-president was killed and his house blew up

In the capital, Sana'a, Yemen Houthis rebels blew up the house of former president Ali Abdullah Saleh, reports the BBC.

In Twitter, the local Yemen Post News reported that the president was dead. Also released is a photo, which, according to the publication, Salekh's body with head injuries.

December 2 reported that Yemen capital Sanaa due to four-day clashes between Houthis rebels and their former allies, supporters of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh killed at least 80 people. Subsequently, the media reported more than 100 deaths.

Sanaa on FIRE: Street clashes continue in one of deadliest days in #Yemen capital between Houthis/Saleh fighters with 100+ dead/injured. pic.twitter.com/LY95WK3sB3

— Yemen Post Newspaper (@YemenPostNews) December 2, 2017

Ali Abdullah Saleh has been the president of Yemen since 1990 - since the country was created by combining North and South Yemen (since 1978 headed by North Yemen). At the end of 2011, he said he would resign - it was a reaction to the protests that began in Yemen in the wake of the Arab Spring uprisings.

In place of him, the current president Abdrabbuk Mansur Hadi came. However, the expected stability in the country did not bring it. In the spring of 2015, a civil war broke out in Yemen between the forces loyal to President Hadi and Iran-backed Husayn rebels. Under their control, much of the country's territory, including the capital of Sanaa. On the side of the government are fighting the forces of Saudi Arabia .

From the beginning of the civil war in Yemen almost 9,000 people died. 20 million suffer from hunger. According to international organizations, by the end of 2017, 50,000 children may die of starvation in Yemen.

On November 11, a coalition headed by Saudi Arabia struck missiles at the Yemeni Defense Ministry .

#BREAKING Former president ali Abdullah Saleh announced killed by Houthi controlled Interior Ministry. pic.twitter.com/QQ8adrJcq9

— Yemen Post Newspaper (@YemenPostNews) December 4, 2017

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