A colonel in the Yemeni air force has been assassinated on Monday by shooting at his car in the capital Sanaa.

A colonel in the Yemeni air force has been assassinated on Monday by shooting at his car in the capital Sanaa, media reports stated.

A Yemeni security source said on Monday that two militants riding a motorcycle opened fire on the car of the Second Air Brigade Colonel Abdul Wahab Azzan, who died of his wounds after his arrival to the hospital.

No organization claimed the responsibility for the attack so far, even though it was made according to Al-Qaeda terrorist organization tactics.