President Of Yemen Flees The Palace Amid Rebel Protests

President Abdu Rabu Mansur Hadi abandoned his palace in Aden after an opposition group put out a $100,000 bounty for his capture.













Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled his palatial home in the temporary capital of Aden to an undisclosed location on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported.



President Hadi, then vice president of Yemen, attends an inauguration ceremony for his presidential election campaign, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Feb. 7, 2012.


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The President’s sudden departure came after a television station controlled by Huthi rebels announced a $100,000 bounty for his capture.






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The Huthis also said in the TV segment that they had moved into a Yemeni air base located roughly 60 kilometers from Aden, the same military base where troops from the U.S. and Europe had previously assisted the country in its fight against al-Qaeda.

On Tuesday, President Hadi wrote a letter to the United Nations Security Council asking them to approve a military intervention "to protect Yemen and to deter the Huthi aggression" in the southern region of the country, according the to AP.























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