Gunmen rob Yemeni diplomat in Egypt

By DPA,

Cairo : Yemen’s ambassador to Egypt was robbed by gunmen, who stole about $594,000 in cash, security sources told DPA.

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Ambassador Abdel-Walay al-Shemiri was on his way to the southern city of Assiut in Egypt when three gunmen robbed him, said Egyptian security sources Wednesday, who did not give further details.

Al-Shemiri told authorities he had the lofty sum of 3.5 million Egyptian pounds ($594,000), in cash to distribute to the University of Assiut, where a number of Yemeni students were studying on scholarship.