Supporters of the Yemeni government in exile interrupted a press event given by Iran-allied Houthi officials in Geneva today, throwing shoes and insulting them as "dogs" who were "killing children" in Yemen.

Hamza Al-Houthi, head of the Houthi delegation to UN-sponsored peace talks in Geneva, stayed composed throughout the melee of several minutes that began when a woman in a headscarf went to the podium and threw a shoe at him, an insult in the Arab world.

"Don't speak. This is a message from the people of Aden. I take this responsibility. Not because I am a journalist. I give up being a journalist. I, as a southerner and a citizen of Aden, everyday our families are dying and you have come to give a press conference. Who are you to give a press conference? Who do you represent?" she shouted.

A fistfight broke out between Houthis and government supporters. The latter were then escorted out.