Unconfirmed media reports by Saudi outlets claimed that the Russian ambassador to Yemen has been assassinated after armed gunmen stormed embassy in the capital city.
However, officials denied the claims made by Saudi Arabian media telling NBC News “no-one’s been shot”.
Saudi Arabia’s Barq news agency had claimed ambassador Vladimir Dedushkin was shot in Sana’a, Yemen’s largest city.
Dedushkin has been ambassador to Yemen since 2013.
