Saleh al-Samad

Saudis Attack Funeral Procession of Yemeni Official Assassinated in Suspected US Drone Strike

SANA’A, YEMEN (Report) — Tens of thousands of Yemenis took to the streets of Sana’a, Yemen’s capital, to hold a funeral procession for the president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, Saleh al-Samad, and his bodyguards who were killed on April 19 by airstrikes in Hodeida while preparing for a demonstration against attacks on the Red Sea port city. Yemeni officials now believe the United States was behind the airstrikes that assassinated the high-ranking Yemeni official.