Ousted Yemeni President Calls Houthi Takeover 'Illegitimate'

Yemen's ousted president on Saturday rejected the Shi'ite rebel takeover of his country's capital and government, in a statement read on television channel al-Jazeera after he left the capital, Sana'a. Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi issued the statement under the title of president, in an apparent retraction of his resignation last month after the Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace. Hadi declared all steps taken by the Houthis "illegitimate" and called on...

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