People destroyed the three-storey house of a citizen who they accused of tearing and stepping on the holy book of Quran in Sana'a on Tuesday night.
Eyewitnesses said the man tore the Quran and treaded on it before citizens but the reason for the transgression has not been identified.
Some people in the area called the police and informed them about a person who insulted the Quran.
Seeing that the police did not take action, citizens who rallied after the dawn prayers from a number of mosques broke into the offender's house and destroyed it.
They also burned his two cars which were parked at the house and the furniture inside the house.
Arriving in the scene in the morning next day, I saw people destroying a home and burning its furniture, a local official said, adding when I asked about the reason for the move some replied the act was as revenge for insulting the Quran.
They said the owner of the house had torn the book and stepped on it.
The official affirmed that insulting the Quran was the sole reason behind the house destruction as the man's act towards the Quran inflamed the anger of the people in the area.
Later, firefighters contributed to tackling the blaze and many security patrols were seen at the site.
The Quran is the holy book which Muslims believe to be the book of divine guidance and direction for mankind, and consider the original Arabic text to be the final revelation of God.
Muslims consider those who insult the Quran as converting their religion and must be killed.