Hadi flees Yemen as militia approach Aden: presidential guard

President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi. source wikipedia

Yemen’s President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country on Wednesday as anti-government forces led by Shiite militiamen closed in on the southern city where he had taken refuge, a source in the presidential guard said.

The embattled leader left Aden by helicopter, accompanied by diplomats from Saudi Arabia, from the Maasheeq presidential palace, the source said