Dubai: A senior member of Al-Qaeda in Yemen has been killed in a bomb blast, according to a statement from the extremist group behind a string of high-profile attacks.
Abu Yusuf Al-Muhammadi Al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib, east of the rebel-held capital Sanaa.
Washington regards the group, known as Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), as most dangerous branch of group
Born in 2009, AQAP grew and developed in the chaos of Yemen’s war.
It has been responsible for multiple attacks, including the deadly 2000 bombing of the USS Cole off the coast of Aden, which killed 17 US military personnel.
In 2015, AQAP claimed that two French gunmen who massacred 12 people in an attack on the Paris offices of the Charlie Hebdo magazine were acting on its behalf.
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast
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Al-Qaeda in Yemen says senior official killed in blast
- Abu Yusuf Al-Muhammadi Al-Hadrami died when a motorcycle packed with explosives detonated near where he worked in Marib
Oman postpones Muscat International Book Fair amid Iran war
- 30th edition of event was due to open on March 26
LONDON: Oman has postponed the Muscat International Book Fair due to the Iran war and increased tensions in the Gulf region.
Minister of Information Abdullah bin Nasser Al-Harrasi, who chairs the fair’s committee, said the event would be held at a later date, the Oman News Agency reported.
The 30th edition of the fair was scheduled to run from March 26 to April 5.
Al-Harrasi said the decision followed a thorough assessment of the circumstances in the region. Oman is one of several Gulf states to have been hit by Iranian drones since the conflict began.
The country was committed to providing the best possible conditions for the cultural event to ensure its success, Al-Harrasi said.
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