According to eyewitnesses and the families of the victims, two people were killed and four wounded.

Ali Abdo Al-Kawi Al-Humaiqani, 36, and Ibrahim Abdul Ilah Allbasi, a 15-year-old shepherd, were killed in the attack. Alkarama was able to obtain the names of only two of those injured in the attack, they are: Mohsen al-Faqih, 28, and Abdul Majid Saleh Jaber, 15.

Witnesses said troops fired rocket-propelled grenades at Al-Humaiqani's car, who managed to escape and take cover behind a house. Nonetheless, troops continued the shelling and fired missiles at the home. Two women were also wounded in the attack.

President Saleh continues to use the State-run media to orchestrate a campaign of disinformation, in an attempt to justify the recent the violent and repressive measures used against peaceful demonstrators. The Yemeni authorities' unrestrained reaction to the upsurge in pro-democratic voices is considered by many regional human rights NGOs as tantamount to state terrorism - not surprising for a regime, as it has become increasingly clear, that is mainly responsible for the corruption that continues to plague the southern Gulf state.

Alkarama plans to detail the recent events as part of a submission to the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial and summary executions. Alkarama requests that the Yemeni authorities carry out an immediate investigation into the incident and prosecute those responsible.