Unknown gunmen on Saturday shot dead a Muslim cleric in Aden, the latest in a series of such attacks in the southern Yemeni southern city, security sources and witnesses said.
The attackers were driving in a car when they opened fire on Adel al-Shihri, an imam at an Aden mosque, before fleeing the scene, security sources said on condition of anonymity.
Al-Shihri had been on his way to the mosque for prayer when he was shot, and died immediately, independent news portal Aden al-Ghad saidm citing witnesses.
There has been no claim of responsibility.
The victim was also an employee at a local private school whose manager was shot dead a week ago, according to Aden al-Ghad.
In recent months, Aden has seen a spike in attacks targeting security forces, politicians and clergymen.
Aden is the provisional capital of Yemen's Saudi-backed government, which has been locked in a devastating civil war with the Iran-allied Houthi rebels for nearly three years.
The rebels still control the capital Sana'a and other territories in Yemen.
Yemen's conflict has intensified since March 2015, when Houthi militants advanced on Aden, prompting Saudi Arabia and Sunni allies to start an air campaign against the mostly Shiite group.
Saudis fear that the rebels will give its regional rival, Shiite Iran, a strategic foothold on the Arabian Peninsula.
