Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi Flees Home As Rebels Close In: Report

Yemen President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi Flees Home As Rebels Close In: Report

SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Five officials have told The Associated Press that Yemen's embattled president has fled his Aden home for an undisclosed location as Shiite rebels near his last refuge.

The officials spoke to the AP on Wednesday, just hours after the rebels' own television station said they seized an air base where U.S. troops and Europeans advised the country in its fight against al-Qaida.

That air base is only 60 kilometers (35 miles) away from Aden, the port city where President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi had established a temporary capital.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity as they weren't authorized to brief journalists.