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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
While driving his car in Aden on June 15, a massive blast left the vehicle charred. The man on the steering wheel died instantly. A passer-by got injured, and others watched agape in horror. It was an apparent assassination. Everyone at the scene began sadly asking: Who was the one leading the car? It may be a high-profile official. Or a military commander. Or an influential politician. No. All assumptions were wrong. Indeed, the victim was a Yemeni journalist. Saber Al-Haideri, an independent Yemeni journalist, lost his life when his car blew off at the heart of Aden city, to the south of Yem…