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Yemen violence: PM Basindwa unhurt in assassination bid
Source: BBC
Yemeni Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindwa has survived an assassination attempt unharmed, officials in the capital Sanaa say.
Gunmen in a vehicle opened fire on the PM's motorcade as he returned home from his office, one of his advisers said.
It is the first time Mr Basindwa has come under attack, the AFP news agency says, although other members of his cabinet have previously been targeted.
The government is battling militants of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-23913612