Endangering the Media
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Incident : JO_0123

An alleged attack by unknown armed men resulted in the killing of the journalist Abdul Karim Al-Khaiwani with a bullet while he was near his home in the capital, Sana'a, on March 18, 2015.

Wed Mar 18 2015Sanaa
Summary:

Several sources on news sites, Facebook and Twitter claimed that two unknown gunmen, who were riding on a motorcycle, shot the journalist, Abdul Karim Al-Khaiwani, directly, while he was near his home at Al-Raqas Street, when one of the bullets penetrated his neck, killing him immediately. A picture of the journalist was circulated after he was assassinated, as the photo shows the journalist's face and blood stains on the bed where his body was placed.

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:

Observations:

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