Hadi gov’t’s defense minister survives assassination attempt in Marib

MARIB, March 25 (YPA) – Minister of Defense of the Saudi-backed Hadi government, Mohammed al-Maqdashi survived on Wednesday an assassination attempt in one of camps of the Saudi-led coalition forces in the city of Marib.

According to sources, al-Maqdashi was exposed to a failed assassination attempt while attending a reception for military groups of Islah militants and al-Qaeda members coming from Abyan province, to reinforce the collapsed coalition forces on the outskirts of the city of Marib.

The sources explained that officers in 3th Military Region fired a barrage of bullets towards al-Maqdashi with Mansour bin Abdullah Thawaba, the commander of the third military region of the coalition forces, due to disagreements as a result of plundering the financial dues provided by the coalition countries.

A number of Al-Maqdashi’s companions were injured after being responded to the failed assassination attempt, the sources added.

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