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| $54,000 for al-Huthi |
| 2004-07-10 |
| Get 'em while they last! Yemeni forces have killed a further 25 supporters of an anti-U.S. rebel religious leader and offered a $54,000 reward for his capture after nearly three weeks of fighting, a government paper said on Friday. "Twenty-five supporters of Hussein al-Houthi were killed in the latest attacks on the rebel strongholds and 50 others injured," ’September 26’ said on its Web site, adding that one government troop was killed. "A 10 million Yemeni riyals ($54,000) reward has been offered for anyone who captures the rebel al-Houthi to bring him to trial," the paper said, quoting an official source in the Saada area, 240 km (150 miles) north of the capital Sanaa. The latest casualties raised the death toll to at least 172 after the government launched its offensive in the mountainous province against Houthi and his "Believing Youth" group. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |