Local official survives assassination attempt in Abyan

ABYAN, May 01 (YPA) – An official in the Primary Prosecution Office has survived an assassination attempt in Abyan province, which is under the control of UAE-backed factions in southern Yemen.

Human rights sources reported that Saddam Hamoud Sayel Al-Mahrami, a prosecutor in the Yafe’a Rasd district, was attacked on Wednesday while returning home on his motorcycle by a member of the UAE-funded “Al-Amaliqa” factions.

The sources added that the assailant used a club to beat Al-Mahrami, causing him serious injuries. Al-Mahrami then was transferred to a hospital in Aden city for treatment.

YPA