YEMEN Press Agency

UAE-backed senior official assassinated in Yemen’s Aden

ADEN, Feb. 5 (YPA) – A UAE-backed senior official was assassinated in a drive-by shooting on Monday in the occupied Yemeni southern port city of Aden, Yemen Press Agency correspondent in Aden reported.

ADEN, Feb. 5 (YPA) – A UAE-backed senior official was assassinated in a drive-by shooting on Monday in the occupied Yemeni southern port city of Aden, Yemen Press Agency correspondent in Aden reported.

Colonel Fahmi Al-Hakimi of the criminal investigation was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Mansoura district.

The gunmen fled.

Activists of the separatist southern transitional council accused “Saudi-backed chef of cabinet Ben Daghar” and “Islamic Islah party” of killing Al-Hakimi.

Aden has witnessed chaos since UAE occupying forces invaded the city three years ago.

Am/Zak