Key facts
- Mohammed Aydah, a correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya and Al Hadath television channels, was killed in a car bomb attack.
- The incident occurred late Wednesday in Mukalla, Yemen.
- Al Arabiya reported that Aydah had been warned of a threat to his life about a month before the attack.
- No group has claimed responsibility for the assassination.
- The head of Yemen's presidential leadership council ordered an investigation into the killing.
Mohammed Aydah, a correspondent for Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya and its sister channel Al Hadath, was killed late Wednesday when a bomb planted on his car exploded in Mukalla, Yemen. The network reported that Mukalla's security authorities had warned Aydah approximately a month prior that his life was under threat, though no further details were provided. No group has claimed responsibility for the assassination.