The leader of Yemen's Shi'ite rebels may have died after being severely injured by government forces in the north of the country, a Yemeni government website and media said on Sunday. The Yemeni army said Abdul-Malik al-Houthi was hurt in an attack and might have died from his wounds.
"There are increasing reports about the death of the terrorist Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, who was severely injured in an attack aimed at a gathering with a group of terrorist elements," the Yemeni defense ministry website said, adding there were reports that he had been buried in Jabel Tolan in the Malaheeth area.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television also said the rebel leader was dead, citing unnamed Yemeni sources as saying he was killed in an airstrike.
There have been rumours about Abdul-Malik's death in the past but the latest reports appear to be stronger.
