Houthi militants bombed a house following an ambush targeted a Houthi leader in Jubn district of northern Lahj province south Yemen ,a local source said on Monday.

The source told Almasdar Online that the house of Saleh Ahmed al-Yarimi was blown up by Houthi militia.

Houthis exploded the house in retaliation for the failed attempt to kill the Houthi leader ,known as Abu Hussein al-Halqabi, by Popular Resistance in Aqabt-Jubn area,the source added.

A number of the commander’s escorts killed and others injured in the ambush.