Red Cross officer killed in Yemen shooting

Aden April 21 (IANS) A member of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Yemen s Taiz province on Saturday a security official said.

"Unknown gunmen raided the car of an ICRC team with a barrage of gunshots in the market of Dhabab in Taiz province killing the team leader on the spot " the offical told Xinhua news agency.

Witnesses said the ICRC worker who was reportedly Lebanese was shot in the chest near a shop and died immediately.

The ICRC delegation in Yemen said: "We are in mourning for one of our colleagues who was shot dead in Yemen this morning. We are trying to find out more about this tragic incident " the statement said.

The attackers fled the scene. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

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