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After Yemen ex-president's death, Houthi leader reaches out to Saleh's party

After Yemen ex-president's death, Houthi leader reaches out to Saleh's party

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The Arab League said the Houthi movement which killed Saleh was "terrorist organisation".

A day after Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed, Saudi-led coalition warplanes hit the capital city Sanaa as the Arab League condemnedthe killing of the former president of Yemen.

Ahmed Ali Saleh, the son of slain leader talking to a TV channel called for revenge against Iran- backed Houthi rebels, saying: "I will lead the battle until the last Houthi is thrown out of Yemen...the blood of my father will be hell ringing in the ears of Iran."

Ahmed Ali, a former military commander who lived under house arrest in the United Arab Emirates, said he is ready to "take back Yemen from the Iranian Houthi militias."

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Meanwhile, the Arab League said the Houthi movement which killed Saleh was "terrorist organisation".

However, the rebel camp led by Abdul Malik al-Houthi "celebrated victory". Houthi called for a mass rally on Tuesday at a parade ground near the site of the attack which killed Saleh.

In a turnaround, Houthi said his movement had no quarrel with Saleh's party in a bid to gain allies in a complex fight for power in Yemen.

In the southern city of Aden, where the Saudi-backed government is based, residents set off fireworks and expressed joy, Reuters reported.

Sanaa-based International Committee of the Red Cross said clashes in the Yemeni capital killed at least 234 people and wounded 400 over the past week.