Local official survives assassination attempt in Aden

Local official survives assassination attempt in Aden

A local official survived on Monday an assassination attempt in Yemen’s southern Port city of Aden, local sources said.

The sources affirmed that the former director of the Sirah district, Khaled Seydou, was taken to Sirah hospital after being injured by unidentified gunmen in front of his house.

Seydou, has been subjected to an assassination attempt nearly two years ago by a security faction affiliated with The UAE-backed Southern Transitional Council (STC).