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| Location of the governorate of Lahij, in Yemen(Photo credit: Wikipedia) |
The gunmen opened fire on the intelligence officer while he was heading to work at the agency headquarters in downtown Houta city, the provincial capital of Lahij province, killing him at the scene, the local security official said on condition of anonymity.
The official added that "police forces are searching for those involved."
The gunmen, who managed to escape after the attack, were believed to be from the al-Qaida terrorist group, according to the official.
Yemen's southern and eastern regions have recently been rocked by suicide car bombings and armed attacks targeting government buildings and military intelligence officials.
The government authorities usually accuse militants of the al- Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula, locally known as Ansar al-Sharia ( Partisans of Islamic Law), of committing the crimes and masterminding the attacks.
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