Shi'ite Houthi rebels man a checkpoint in Sanaa Dec. 11, 2014. The Houthis are an armed Shiite faction whose fighters had swept down from the north and stunningly captured Sanaa from the army about a month earlier. Reuters/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
Gunmen Abduct Senior Intelligence Official In Yemen -- Business Standard/IANS
Gunmen kidnapped a senior Yemeni intelligence officer in the capital Thursday, a security officer told Xinhua.
About 20 gunmen raided the house of Maj. Gen. Yehya al-Marani, the head of political security bureau for domestic affairs, at dawn, and then took him to an unknown place, the officer said on condition of anonymity.
He said the militants were wearing Houthi uniforms. However, the security officer and other sources told Xinhua the gunmen were from the Al Qaeda group.
Al-Marani had served as a security intelligence director for years in northern Saada province, the stronghold of the Shia Houthi group, before taking the post in the national headquarters in Sanaa.
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