The son of the Yemeni defense chief died on Wednesday after the car he was traveling in hit a landmine, an adviser to the country's information minister said
DOHA (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th February, 2020) The son of the Yemeni defense chief died on Wednesday after the car he was traveling in hit a landmine, an adviser to the country's information minister said.
Earlier in the day, the adviser said that Defense Minister Mohammed al-Maqdashi of the internationally recognized Yemeni government was returning from a trip to the eastern frontline when his motorcade drove over the mine. The defense minister escaped unharmed.
"The blast killed Capt. Hamza Ali al-Maqdashi, the son of the defense minister and our esteemed brother," Mukhtar al-Rahbi tweeted.
The explosion killed five other service members, including another of the minister's relatives, al-Rahbi said.
