Shiite militia attack Yemen president's home, seize palace

[World News]

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Defiant Shiite militiamen seized control of Yemen's presidential palace and attacked President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi's residence Tuesday in what officials said was a bid to overthrow his embattled government. As the UN Security Council began an emergency meeting to condemn the attack and back Hadi, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "gravely concerned" and called for an immediate halt to the fighting. Abdul Malik al-Huthi, leader of the militia that bears the name of his late father, was defiant, warning that "all options" were open against Hadi, whom he accused of supporting the "fragmentation" of the country. Information Minister Nadia Sakkaf said the militia had launched an attack on Hadi's residence in western Sanaa, after witnesses reported clashes in the area.

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