Followers of Yemen's al-Houthi Shi'ite group stand next to the image of al-Houthi Hussein Badr Eddin al-Huthi, the late founder of the group, in front of the entrance to the city ahead of Huthi's funeral in the northwestern province of Saada June 4, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi
SAADA, Yemen (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Yemeni Shi'ite Muslims chanting "death to America" and "death to Israel" buried the remains of the founder of the armed Houthi rebel group on Wednesday, nine years after he was killed in fighting with government forces.
Crowds braved sweltering temperatures and windy conditions in the rugged northern Yemeni mountains as they made their way to the burial site, where armed rebels were deployed in large numbers.
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