Head of President’s Guards Failed Assassination Attempt [Archives:2001/05/Local News]

A bomb exploded in front of the house of Brigadier General Staff Ahmad Shamlan, Head of the First Defense Brigade of President Ali Abdullah Saleh’s Presidential Guard, last Wednesday morning. A security source told YT that the bomb exploded as the guard of his house, located in the Asbahi Complex, opened the gate for Shamlan’s car to leave the courtyard of the house. “The bomb was placed so that it would explode once it sensed the gate’s opening” the source said. One of the house’s guards was severely injured, while little damage was caused to the house. Yemen Times asked whether Mr. Shamlan had personal disputes that could be the reason why he was targeted, however the response was that he had no personal conflicts with anyone whatsoever. The attempt is the first to be reported against a security official in such a high-ranking position in one of the Defense Brigades of the President. “Investigation into the incident has already started” the source concluded.

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