Armed attack on water station kills child in Taiz

English - Friday 25 January 2019 الساعة 04:58 pm
Taiz – NewsYemen.net

A girl child and a young a young man were killed Thursday by unidentified gunmen in two separate incidents in Taiz province, central Yemen.

A security source told Newsyemen that an armed gang attacked a commercial station to sell water in al-Manakh neighborhood in al-Maror area west Taiz city.

According to the source, the girl, Noran Mujeeb Ali,6, was killed during the armed attack on the water station, stressing that the police did not know the identity of the attackers so far.

Amjad Khaled Ali was killed nearby the government compound in Turbah city, the center of al-Shamayaten district south Taiz.

The incident comes a day after the killing of two soldiers of the 35th armored brigade 35 in al-Turbah city because of a personal dispute between them.