Pro-UAE security leader escapes assassination attempt in Lahj

LAHJ, Sept. 11 (YPA) – One of the security leaders loyal to the UAE escaped on Monday an assassination attempt in Lahj province, southern Yemen.

Local sources revealed that unidentified gunmen targeted the house of Tawfiq Al-Haboun, the leader of the so-called security belt staff in Tuban district, with a hand grenade.

The explosion did not cause any human or material losses, the sources added.

The sources indicated that attack on Al-Haboun’s house came due to the ongoing conflicts between the coalition factions and the tensions between the tribes in the province.

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