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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. |
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. | |
The diplomat, named as Ali Asghar Assadi, was taken to hospital but died there later. | |
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. |