“One of the security cars of Al-Ahmer was met by a hail of fire from cars with an official license plate on Saturday evening behind his house,” said a statement issued by the MP’s office.

When Al-Ahmer came back from the Preparatory Committee for National Dialogue, his guard spotted a pickup bearing an official license plate. When his guards went away from the house, more than 30 gunmen opened fire at them. No one was hurt in the attack and the Ministry of Interior was notified about the incident.

Al-Ahmer, who is also a member of the Islah party, was recently directly accused of orchestrating on Saturday another armed attack on Sanaa  Gov. No'man Dowed, said the Yemeni Ministry of Defense website.

Al-Ahmer is known for his scathing and bold criticism of the Yemeni regime. He is the brother of Sheikh Sadeq Al-Ahmer, a leader of the Hashed tribe, one of the most powerful in Yemen. The security guards of the governor of Sana'a seized four cars used in the attack. The cars belonged to Hamed Al-Ahmer and the security services are pursuing the perpetrators and those behind them,” said a Ministry of Interior statement on its website.

The attackers fled the scene of the shooting, leaving a passerby dead and three others injured.