YEMEN Press Agency

Mosque’s Imam assassinated in Taiz

TAIZ, March 23 (YPA) – Imam of a mosque was murdered on Tuesday in Taiz city, central of Yemen, local sources reported.

The sources confirmed the imam of Al-Rahma Mosque in Al-Dhaboa’ neighborhood, “Mahyoub Shamsan Al-Zaghrouri, was murdered by a treacherous stab with a white weapon (jambiya) while he was calling for the dawn prayer.

The killer broke Al-Zaghrouri’s head with stones after stabbing him from the back, which led to his death on the spot, and then he fled without being identified, the sources added.

It is noteworthy that the crimes in Taiz have become almost daily in light of the insecurity in the center of the province, which is under the control of Islah party militia loyal to the Saudi-led coalition.

 

YPA