A Turkish Red Crescent official in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden was seriously injured after an assassination attempt planed against him was reported Monday night.
According to a security source, The Financial Officer of the Turkish Relief Organization suffered a head injury he had sustained in a shooting incident that took place after midnight in mysterious circumstances.
تعرض أحد موظفي الهلال الأحمر التركي أثناء أداءه واجبه الإنساني في اليمن إلى هجوم مسلح من أشخاص مجهولي الهوية في تاريخ 19.10.2020 أدت إلى إصابته. تم إدخال المصاب إلى غرفة العمليات مباشرة في مدينة عدن وهو تحت الرعاية الصحية الآن. #NotATarget pic.twitter.com/HPZOM04NVJ
— الهلال الأحمر التركي (@hilalahmartr) October 20, 2020
He is receiving treatment at a hospital in the city, but the reasons behind the incident, which came two weeks after he was arrested for hours with an MSF official and a Yemeni translator, were not clear.
Activists on social media accused the UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC) militias of trying to kill the Turkish official.
جريمته انه جاء يقدم يدالعون لابناء عدن المنكوبه من قبل مرتزقه الامارات
محاوله اغتيال لاحد موظفي الهلال الاحمر التركي في عدن على ايادي مرتزقه الامارات لارضاء اسيادهم في اماره أبوظبي
ياسراليماني pic.twitter.com/tb6Jj2Xk1a— ياسر اليماني (@YaserAlyamani) October 20, 2020
They also reported the arrival of a Turkish private plane to transport the Turkish official after he was injured in an assassination attempt in the city of Aden, and Turkish threats to deter the aggressors.
