Yemeni leader assassinated

Published November 2nd, 2014 - 07:27 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Assistant Secretary General of the Federation of the Popular Forces party in Yemen Mohammad Abdulmalek Al-Motawakel was assassinated by gunmen Sunday.

Gunmen riding a motorcycle shot four bullets at Al-Motawakel, killing him immediately, at noon near his home in Sanaa, Ministry of Interior said. The gunmen ran away.

The ministry stressed that security forces are collecting evidences from a crime scene to carry out manhunt to find those behind the assassination and bring them to justice.

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