Ex-yemeni president is killed

Ali Abdullah Saleh, Yemen’s former president and long-time strongman, has been killed as his loyalists and Shiite rebels battled for control of the capital.

A video circulating online purported to show Mr Saleh’s body as he was being carried in a blanket by rebel fighters chanting “God is great”.

Blood stained his shirt under a dark suit. Circumstances of his death remained unclear but some officials said rebels killed him as he tried to leave the capital. Mr Saleh’s death was announced yesterday by the rebels, known as Houthis, who have been fighting Mr Saleh’s forces for the past week.