MANAMA (Reuters) - A Yemeni official on Saturday defended claims of Iranian backing for Shi'ite Muslim rebels in north Yemen, fighting the government since August, and also suggested they had ties to Sunni Muslim al Qaeda.
Sanaa has accused religious figures from Shi'ite power Iran of funding the rebels, though has stopped short of accusing the Tehran government, a traditional supporter of Shi'ite causes.
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