The Yemeni Journalists Syndicate issued a press release following the attempt to assassinate the Secretary-General of the Syndicate, our colleague Muhammad Shubaita, this morning in the capital, Sana’a.

The Council of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate condemned the exposure of colleague Muhammad Shubaita to a brutal and failed assassination attempt by gunmen.

The Syndicate Council held the de facto authority in Sanaa fully responsible for the safety of our colleague Muhammad Shubaita, Secretary-General of the Syndicate and Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Journalists.

The report came:

A press release issued by the Journalists Syndicate regarding the shooting of our colleague, the Secretary-General

Our colleague, Muhammad Shubita, Secretary-General of the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate and Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Journalists, was exposed to gunfire this morning in Sanaa, near the Ministry of Information, after a gunman stopped the car of the colleague, the Secretary-General, and began shooting him. This was followed by direct gunfire on the car, resulting in About the death of a relative of his and the injury of another, while the Brother Secretary-General was exposed to two gunshots in the leg and one in the abdomen and was subsequently transferred to the hospital where he is receiving treatment..

The Council of the Journalists Syndicate, while strongly condemning this sinful attack, holds the de facto authority in Sanaa fully responsible for the safety of our colleague Muhammad Shubaita, Secretary-General of the Syndicate, Assistant Secretary-General of the Union of Arab Journalists.

The Syndicate Council is in a permanent and open meeting as soon as it receives news of the attack and is following up on the case and will issue a statement at a later time about the details of the incident..

We pray to the honorable Lord to have mercy on the martyr Muhammad Abdullah Lutf Shubita (his cousin) and to grant a speedy recovery to our dear colleague Muhammad Shubita and the son of his cousin Abdullah Muhammad Abdullah Shubita..

Issued by the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate Council.