“Yemen is threatening to kill our RT stringer in the Arab Salah Al Aklu. The threats began after a friend and colleague who collaborated with our video agency Ruptly was shot dead outside his own home in Yemen a few days ago, ”Simonyan said.
She thanked the Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian ambassador in Yemen for their help in the urgent evacuation of the journalist and his family.
In Yemen, they threaten to kill the stringer of our RT in the Arab Salah Al Aklu.
The threats began after a friend and colleague who collaborated with our video agency Ruptly was shot dead outside his own home a few days ago in Yemen.
Earlier in Yemen, unidentified persons shot Ruptly stringer Nabil Hassan al-Qaichi near his home in Aden.
Stringer periodically filmed Ruptly stories, and also worked with other agencies. He left three children and a pregnant wife.