SANA – Gunmen shot dead a Saudi Arabian diplomat and his Yemeni bodyguard in the capital Sanaa on Wednesday, two officials told Reuters.
The killing was the latest in a series of attacks on officials and politicians in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula state, which is battling Islamist militants with US assistance.
Gunmen opened fire at the Saudi diplomats car in a neighbourhood in southern Sanaa, killing him and his Yemeni bodyguard, a Yemeni security official said. He said the diplomat was the assistant military attache at the Saudi embassy.
A spokesman for the Saudi Foreign Ministry in Riyadh confirmed the killing of the diplomat, and said the ministry would issue a statement shortly.
Restoring stability in Yemen is an international priority because of its strategic position adjoining oil exporter Saudi Arabia as well as major shipping lanes.
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