Tribal sheikh survives assassination attempt in Abyan

ABYAN, Nov. 14 (YPA) – A tribal sheikh survived on Thursday an assassination attempt in the main road of Zinjibar district, the provincial capital of Abyan, in southern Yemen.

Local sources in familiar with the matter in the city said that two gunmen on a motorbike opened fire on the car of the Sheikh of the Al-Nukhai tribe of Lawdar district in the same province, Ahmed Al-Nukhai.

The sources indicated that Sheikh Al-Nukhai’s car was directly damaged by gunfire, while the gunmen fled to an unknown destination.

Al-Nukhai is one of the tribal sheikhs who oppose the presence of the UAE-backed southern Transitional Council (STC) factions in Abyan.

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