SANAA, Yemen: A Saudi diplomat and his body guard have been shot dead in Yemen capital Sanaa, reports said on Wednesday.
According to the report, Yemen security officials say gunmen have killed the diplomat, who was a member of Saudi military delegation.
Another reports says, the diplomat and his Yemeni guard were killed on 50 Meter Road.
Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television citing diplomatic sources also confirmed the incident, however, the station gave no further details.
Yemen has been grappling with a number of security problems including the local offshoot of al-Qaeda.
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