Leader in STC escapes assassination attempt in Mocha

TAIZ, Aug. 09 (YPA) – A leader in UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC)’s militias escaped on Tuesday an assassination attempt in Mocha city of Taiz province, southern media told Yemen Press Agency.

The media declared that deputy commander of security-belt forces in Lahj, escaped an assassination attempt due to an ambush carried out by gunmen in Mocha, while four of his guards were injured and four vehicles were burnt.