President Ahmed bin Hussein al-Ghashmi of Yemen was assassinated today in the explosion of a bomb hidden in a visiting diplomatic envoy's bag, the Iraqi press agency said.
The bomb exploded when the envoy, from adjoining Southern Yemen, opened the bag to produce a letter from the Southern Yemen leader, President Salim Rubayyi Ali.
The Yemen broadcast was quoted as having said the President Ghashmi "was killed from a quarter known for its perfidy against the nation and Allah".
Source: New York Times
