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Gunmen With Silenced Weapons Assassinate Military Intelligence Officer In Hadramout

January 15 2015

Yemen

A Yemeni military intelligence officer has been killed by unidentified gunmen in the southeastern province of Hadramout, reports Xinhua, China's state news agency, citing a military source.

Col. Ahmed Fakhery was shot dead near his house on Thursday morning, the source told Xinhua.

He was attacked by two gunmen on a motorcycle. They were using silenced weapons, the source said.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. Such attacks are frequently attributed to...

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