Islah Party politician assassinated in Aden

Islah Party politician assassinated in Aden

Unidentified gunmen have on Tuesday night assassinated a local leader in the Islah Party, which is Yemeni branch of Muslim Brotherhood, in Aden province.

According to local sources, unknown assailants killed Bilal Mansour by opening fire upon him in front of his home in Mansoura district.

The source said that paramedics tried to rescue him by taking him to the hospital, but to no avail.

Aden and other southern provinces, which are under the control of the UAE occupation forces, have been witnessing dozens of attacks on clerics, human rights activists and politicians.