Yemen president says Houthis agree to return town to state control


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  • Wednesday, 23 Jul 2014

Yemen's President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi enters the hall during the closing ceremony of the Yemeni national dialogue conference in Sanaa January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Mohamed al-Sayaghi

SANAA (Reuters) - Yemen's president on Wednesday visited a town close to the capital that was captured by Shi'ite Muslim Houthi fighters this month, and said all sides had agreed to allow the state to retake control, state news agency Saba reported.

President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi went to Amran, 50 kms (30 miles) north of Sanaa, to check on efforts to "return the situation in the city to normal and address the effect of the unfortunate events of armed confrontation that took place recently," Saba said.

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