18/01/2014 16:36
Iranian diplomat seriously injured after attack in Yemen
Gunmen fired shots at a car belonging to the Iranian embassy near the ambassador's residence in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Saturday, seriously wounding a diplomat, security sources said, the Voice of Russia reports.
The ambassador was not in the car at the time of the attack, the sources said.
Arabic news channel Al Jazeera said a diplomat was killed, but security sources told Reuters he was in a serious condition after being injured.
The gunmen fled, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.