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Yemen: Shia Houthis seize president's chief of staff
Source: BBC
17 January 2015 Last updated at 15:20 GMT
Yemen: Shia Houthis seize president's chief of staff
Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen have abducted the chief of staff of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and two of his guards were seized early on Saturday in the centre of the capital Sanaa.
The Houthis said they abducted him to prevent a UN-brokered deal between them and the presidency being broken.
The country has been plagued by instability since mass protests forced former President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down in 2011.
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Yemen: Shia Houthis seize president's chief of staff
Shia Houthi rebels in Yemen have abducted the chief of staff of President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi.
Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak and two of his guards were seized early on Saturday in the centre of the capital Sanaa.
The Houthis said they abducted him to prevent a UN-brokered deal between them and the presidency being broken.
The country has been plagued by instability since mass protests forced former President, Ali Abdullah Saleh, to step down in 2011.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-30862528
