At least two people killed in attack by UAE-backed forces in Shabwah

At least two people killed in attack by UAE-backed forces in Shabwah

At least two citizens were killed and eight others were injured on Thursday in an armed attack in Shabwah province, eastern Yemen, local sources reported.

According to the sources, gunmen believed to belong to UAE-backed factions targeted a car carrying citizens with a hail of fire in Makraba area of Habban district, killing two and injuring eight others.

Sources explained that the militants set up an armed ambush of citizens on Al-Aram road, indicating that the dead and wounded are members of Laqmush tribe.

The two dead were identified as “Mehdi Bin Salem Al-Qumaishi and Mohammed Salem Al-Qumaishi,” without disclosing the identity of the attackers, the sources added.