Sehar Timings Mar 29 - Ramazan 18

Lahore
LHR
04:36 AM
Karachi
KHI
05:12 AM
Islamabad
ISB
04:38 AM
Peshawar
PWR
04:42 AM
Quetta
QTA
05:07 AM

News

Yemen journalist killed by car bomb: security official

June 16, 2022 06:26 PM


A Yemeni journalist has been killed by a car bomb in the country's second city Aden, headquarters of the internationally recognised government, a security official told AFP on Thursday.

"Unidentified assailants had planted an explosive device in the vehicle of journalist Saber al-Haidari, who works for a number of foreign media outlets," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. 

The official said the bomber struck on Wednesday night as "Haidari was heading home, killing him and injuring others who were in the car". 

He said the attack was similar to a car bombing that killed pregnant Yemeni journalist Rasha Abdullah al-Harazi in November. Her husband, Mahmud al-Atmi, also a journalist, was wounded. 

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the bombing. 

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said that Haidari "was killed yesterday (Wednesday) night after an explosive device was placed in his car".

It said he had been working as a correspondent for China's Xinhua News Agency.

Iran-backed Huthi rebels overran the capital Sanaa in 2014 prompting president Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi and his loyalists to flee to Aden and then into exile in Saudi Arabia.

A Saudi-led military intervention launched in 2015 has allowed the government to recover Aden and much of the south.

But the fighting has left hundreds of thousands of dead and millions more displaced in what the United Nations calls the world's worst humanitarian crisis. 

Yemeni journalists attempting to cover the conflict have faced threats of retribution from all sides. That has included the jihadists of Al-Qaeda as well as the rebels and government loyalists, RSF has said.

"Militias subject them to violence and abuse, and they risk being the targets of death threats, murder or bombings," the watchdog said. 

 

 



Most Read

  1. Man murders young sister by smothering her with pillow in Toba Tek Singh Man murders young sister by smothering her with pillow in Toba Tek Singh
  2. Aitchison College students, parents stage protest against principal’s resignation Aitchison College students, parents stage protest against principal’s resignation
  3. Five Chinese among six killed in Shangla suicide bombing Five Chinese among six killed in Shangla suicide bombing
  4. Maaz Safder regrets 4-year relationship with wife Saba Maaz Safder regrets 4-year relationship with wife Saba
  5. Sahiba meets her father for the first time Sahiba meets her father for the first time
  6. Four terrorists killed as attack on Turbat Naval Base thwarted Four terrorists killed as attack on Turbat Naval Base thwarted

Opinion

  1. IMEC to sabotage CPEC
    IMEC to sabotage CPEC

    By Dr Asif Channer

  2. 1947 TO FORM 47
    1947 TO FORM 47

    By Dr Asif Channer

  3. Beijing wants to further highlight industrial sector in its country and take scientific innovation to new heights....
    Beijing wants to further highlight industrial sector in its country and take scientific innovation to new heights....

    By Ali Ramay

  4. Global race: China will reduce its unnecessary expenses
    Global race: China will reduce its unnecessary expenses

    By Ali Ramay

  5. Channer Pir: The Great Saint of Cholistan
    Channer Pir: The Great Saint of Cholistan

    By Dr Asif Channer

  6. Literate the Religious Illiterate
    Literate the Religious Illiterate

    By Dr Asif Channer