Iranian diplomat found beheaded in Yemen

A beheaded body, believed to belong to the Iranian diplomat, Nour-Ahmad Nikbakht, was found on Saturday in central Yemen. A regional administration official said, “the body was half-buried in a desert area in Eastern Marib”, and was taken for autopsy. An Iranian embassy staff member, Mr. Nikbakht, was kidnapped in Safr street in the capital Sana’a in July, 2013. It is not known who abducted him and no demands were made.