Wael al-Absi
Year: 2017
Nationality: Yemen
Killed by: Political Group
Location: Taiz, Yemen
Press organization: Yemen TV
What's Wael al-Absi's story?
Wael al-Absi was killed while covering fighting between Gulf-monarchy-backed forces loyal to President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and forces loyal to the Houthi militia and former president Ali Abdullah Saleh on the eastern outskirts of the central Yemeni city of Taiz, according to local officials, news reports, and the Yemeni Journalists Syndicate. Takieddin al-Hudhaifi was also killed in the same incident. Two other cameramen, Salahuddin al-Wahbani and Walid al-Qadasi, were injured, according to reports.
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