(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Na'a may 29 (qna) - a gunman riding on the back of a motorbike shot dead a yemeni intelligence officer and his son in the southeastern city of mukalla on thursday yemen news agency (saba) reported.
an official source in mukala police explained that former security director of mukalla district col. salmin alaubthani and his son awadh came under fire while he was driving his car on the road heading to his home and they were seriously injured and died before reaching ibn sina'a hospital.
"despite the serious injury of col. alaubthani he was able to steer his car to collide with the terrorists' motorcycle and threw them to the ground but they were able to escape on their feet leaving their motorcycle " the source added.
mukalla has seen a number of terrorist attacks claimed by al-qaeda since the beginning of this year and over the two past years and targeted security and military officers and facilities. (qna)
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