Yemeni troops yesterday captured a son of the rebel leader who was involved in the recent fighting in the northwestern mountains. Soldiers detained Amiruddin Al-Houthi, son of Badruddin Al-Houthi, in Saada province, a local government official said. Amiruddin, who took part in the rebellion started by his slain brother Hussein and continued by his father, was arrested in Majz, some 50 km north of Saada town, as government forces continued to comb the area to track down the rebels, the official said.Authorities announced last month that they had put down the uprising which left some 280 people dead in two weeks, but that leaders of the "sedition" were still on the run. Badruddin Al-Houthi tops the list of wanted fugitives, in addition to another son, Abdul Malak, and two field commanders — Abdullah Ayedh Al-Razami and Yussef Al-Madani. Authorities said Thursday they had arrested 11 rebels, including a woman, suspected of carrying out attacks in the capital as part of the uprising.