Senior Intelligence Officer Slain Near Home
July 02 2010
A senior Yemeni intelligence officer has been gunned down by unidentified assailants outside his home in the southern province of Abyan, Reuters reports.
The assailants escaped on a motorcycle after shooting Col. Saleh Amtheib on Thursday, security officials said.
The slain officer had worked on Al-Qaida and secessionist issues, said officials.
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