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Video shows Yemen rebel uninjured Video shows Yemen rebel 'unhurt'
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Yemeni rebels, operating in the north of the country, have posted a video of their leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, showing him in apparent good health. Houthi rebels operating in the north of Yemen have posted a video of their leader, Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, showing him in apparent good health.
Officials in Yemen had claimed Mr Houthi had been seriously injured in December and had appointed a successor. Officials in Sanaa had said Mr Houthi had his leg amputated after being seriously wounded in December, and had appointed a successor.
Fighting between the rebels from the minority Shia Zaidi sect and the Yemeni government has occurred sporadically since 2004. Fighting between members of the minority Shia Zaidi sect and the state has occurred sporadically since 2004.
The rebels are also in conflict with neighbouring Saudi Arabia.The rebels are also in conflict with neighbouring Saudi Arabia.
In a statement the rebels said they had broadcast the video "at the insistence of the majority of media outlets that have contacted us about the necessity to show Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in a video that confirms what we have said time and again, that he is safe and no harm has come to him". In a statement, the rebels said they had broadcast the video on Friday "at the insistence of the majority of media outlets that have contacted us about the necessity to show Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in a video that confirms what we have said time and again, that he is safe and no harm has come to him".
Legs intactLegs intact
Yemeni officials had said Mr Houthi's leg had been amputated following a serious injury.Yemeni officials had said Mr Houthi's leg had been amputated following a serious injury.
In the video Mr Houthi sat on a chair with both legs intact and no visible wounds.In the video Mr Houthi sat on a chair with both legs intact and no visible wounds.
The video was posted on a pro-rebel website and cannot be independently verified. The date of recording is also unclear.The video was posted on a pro-rebel website and cannot be independently verified. The date of recording is also unclear.
The rebels accuse the Yemeni government of social, economic and religious marginalisation.The rebels accuse the Yemeni government of social, economic and religious marginalisation.
Alongside the fighting in the north and a secessionist movement in the south, Western policymakers believe al-Qaeda is gaining a foothold in Yemen.Alongside the fighting in the north and a secessionist movement in the south, Western policymakers believe al-Qaeda is gaining a foothold in Yemen.
In early January US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen was a global as well as regional threat. In early January, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said instability in Yemen was a global as well as regional threat.