Houthis in Yemen blow up a resident’s house, killing at least 9 from the same family, residents say

By SAMY MAGDY
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) — Officials and residents of a town southeast of Yemen’s capital say nine members of one family were killed when Iranian-backed Houthi rebels blew up a house. The explosion on Tuesday came a day after two Houthi fighters were killed in an ambush allegedly set up by the house’s owner. A set of parents and their seven children were killed, and residents also said rescuers and civilians were trying to pull out other people buried under the rubble. The Houthi-run Interior Ministry said detonating the house was an “irresponsible reaction” by security forces while pursuing suspects behind Monday’s ambush.