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Intelligence officer killed in Yemen |
2012-12-30 |
A Yemeni intelligence officer has been killed by two gunmen who shot him as they drove by on a motorcycle, according to the country's Defence Ministry on Saturday. Officer Mutei Baqutian was killed near his office in the south-eastern city of Mukalla, reported the 26 September website, which is affiliated with the Defence Ministry and quotes its news releases, dpa reported. Earlier this month, a senior intelligence official was killed in the same city. The government has blamed al-Qaeda militants for such attacks. |
Posted by:Steve White |