Gunman opens fire on wedding in SW Yemen, killing eight

By Murad Erifi

SANAA, Yemen

Eight people were killed and 13 others were injured on Wednesday night in a shooting attack in Yemen’s southwestern Ibb province, a local official told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that a masked gunman had opened fire on a wedding party in the town of Mudhaykhirah in Ibb’s Hamir district.

“Armed with a machine-gun, the attacker opened fire on wedding guests -- including children -- until he ran out of ammunition,” the official said.

In the confusion, the unidentified perpetrator managed to flee the scene, the official added, noting that the motive for the attack remained unknown.

The town of Mudhaykhirah is currently under the control of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, which overran much of the country -- including capital Sanaa -- in 2015.

Reporting by Murad Erifi:Writing by Mahmoud Barakat

By Murad Erifi

SANAA, Yemen

Eight people were killed and 13 others were injured on Wednesday night in a shooting attack in Yemen’s southwestern Ibb province, a local official told Anadolu Agency on Thursday.

Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official said that a masked gunman had opened fire on a wedding party in the town of Mudhaykhirah in Ibb’s Hamir district.

“Armed with a machine-gun, the attacker opened fire on wedding guests -- including children -- until he ran out of ammunition,” the official said.

In the confusion, the unidentified perpetrator managed to flee the scene, the official added, noting that the motive for the attack remained unknown.

The town of Mudhaykhirah is currently under the control of Yemen’s Houthi rebel group, which overran much of the country -- including capital Sanaa -- in 2015.

Reporting by Murad Erifi:Writing by Mahmoud Barakat