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Two unidentified gunmen believed to be linked to al-Qaida militants fired at a security checkpoint in the Shaher district in Hadramout province, killing a high-ranking police officer, the official said on condition of anonymity.
"A barrage of bullets hit the military vehicle of Colonel Mubar Barfah, head of the police investigations in the city, and killed him," the official said.
The attackers managed to escape after the shooting, he said.
No group or individual has claimed responsibility for the incident, but the attack bore the hallmarks of the al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula (AQAP), according to the security official.
Taking advantage of Yemen's unrest to bolster their presence in the country's southern and eastern regions, the AQAP militants have been launching sporadic shoot-outs and motorbike attacks on security and intelligence officials during the past several months.
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