Originally posted on The Middle East Monitor, March 25, 2021
The imam of Al-Rahma Mosque in the Al-Darba Al-Olaya neighbourhood of Taiz, Yemen, has been murdered, apparently because the morning call to prayer “disturbed” the killer’s sleep, local media have reported.
Qassem Mohammed Al-Zubaidi, 35, is alleged to have stabbed [ to death using a kitchen knife before he went into the mosque to make the call for the dawn prayer on Tuesday. The 80-year-old victim was then beaten with a rock.
Local sources say that the alleged murderer had tried to assault Sheikh Al-Zaghouri on other occasions.
Yemen has witnessed a significant increase in crime over the past few years due to the prevailing lack of security and stability in the country.
