CAIRO (AP) — A Yemeni journalist was killed in a car bombing in southeastern Yemen and investigators have been ordered to search for the culprits, the government said Thursday. Mohamed Eida, a correspondent for the Saudi-backed television networks Al-Arabiya and Al- Hadath, was killed late Wednesday when an explosive device planted in his car detonated in the port city of Mukalla in Hadramout province, according to the broadcaster. The network said local authorities had warned him about a month ago that his life was at risk.Eida’s body has not been returned to his family, who were informed by authorities that it would be held pending the investigation, according to a relative who requested anonymity for fear of reprisal.
An investigation is launchedThe death and bombing were confirmed by Rashad al-Alimi, chairman of the country’s Saudi-backed Presidential Leadership Council — the leadership body of Yemen’s internationally recognized government. He ordered local authorities to investigate, a council statement said.Al-Alimi gave no word about suspected perpetrators. But Al-Hadath reported that two suspects had been arrested and that authorities were pursuing a third. It cited unidentified sources.
