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An Iranian diplomat has been killed in a gun attack in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, local officials say.An Iranian diplomat has been killed in a gun attack in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, local officials say.
The man was shot as he was leaving the Iranian ambassador's residence in the Hadda district in the south of the city by car, sources said. He was shot as he was leaving the Iranian ambassador's residence in the Hadda district in the south of the city by car, sources said.
He was taken to hospital but died there later. The diplomat, named as Ali Asghar Assadi, was taken to hospital but died there later.
There was no immediate comment from the Iranian embassy. Other diplomats said the dead man was an embassy security officer, AFP reported. One report said he was in charge of administrative affairs. Iranian TV said he was hit in the chest and stomach.
"Unidentified assailants in a van fired on the diplomat three times as he was leaving the ambassador's residence," a police source told AFP.