Endangering the Media
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Incident : JO_0101

An alleged attack by unknown assailants led to the killing of the journalist Muhammad al-Absi by poison, in the capital, Sanaa, on December 20, 2016.

Tue Dec 20 2016Sanaa
Summary:

Several sources on news sites, Facebook and Twitter claimed that journalist Muhammad al-Absi was poisoned in the capital, Sanaa, after he had dinner with one of his friends in a restaurant. He was taken to Cairo Hospital, but he passed away.

Alleged perpetrator:

UNKNOWN

Area of control:

Houthis Rebel movement

Delivery method:

Execution

Weapons used:

Execution

Casualties:

True

Direct hit:

False

Double tap:

false

Multiple targeted strikes:

false

Remote location:

false

Established pre-conflict:

اختلفت الانباء بين انه قد قتل من جراء سم قد وضع له وبين انه قد توفي جراء سكته قلبيه

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