Masked gunmen kill Yemeni intelligence officer
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Channel: News Direct · 2013 · News & Politics
Masked gunmen shot and killed a senior intelligence officer in southern Yemen on Tuesday, local and security officials said. Political Security Office deputy head Colonel Ahmed Barmadah was leaving his house in the port city of Mukalla in Hadramout province when gunmen riding a motorcycle gunned him down, the officials said. No group has claimed responsibility for the shooting but a security official said he suspected al Qaeda militants, according to Reuters. Tuesday's attack was the latest in a string of killings targeting politicians and security officials in the Arabian Peninsula state. Yemen's stability is important for the United States and its Gulf allies due to Yemen's strategic position next to oil exporter Saudi Arabia and shipping lanes, as well as being home to a wing of al Qaeda.
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