almotamar.net - A gunman murdered a senior officer in the army in Ataq town of Shabwa province in eastern Yemen, a military source at the Third Military Region said on Sunday.

Operations Chief of 21st Mechanized Brigade Colonel Hamoud Hussein al-Thrhani was assassinated when he came out of his home on Sunday morning, the Defense Ministry's website quoted the source as saying.

Al-Thrhani's car was also looted by the gunman, the source added.