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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