Yemen: Gunmen kill a Shiite leader in Sana'a

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - Security officials in Yemen say two gunmen riding a motorcycle have killed a leader of Shia representative on the country's national dialogue conference.

The officials said Friday that the member of parliament, Abdel Karim Gadban, a representative of Ansar Allah, the political arm of the Shiite Houthis, was killed while leaving a mosque in the capital, Sana'a. They spoke on condition of anonymity as they were not allowed to brief reporters.

Ansar Allah leader Abdel Karim el-Khaywani said the killing was an attempt to hinder the work of the national dialogue conference, which is tasked with mapping out the Arab nation's future.

Security officials in Yemen say two gunmen riding a motorcycle have killed a leader of Houthi Shia representative on the country's national dialogue conference. His death comes as gunmen fired shots at a convoy carrying the UN envoy to Yemen, Jamal Benomar, on Friday. No one was hurt in the attack, a security source told the Reuters news agency. The source said guards escorting the convoy had opened fire on the attackers who then fled the scene.



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