By Shukri Hussein

ADEN, Yemen

A leading member of Yemen’s Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Al-Islah party survived an assassination attempt on Thursday in eastern Yemen.

“Dabwan Ghaleb, an Aden-based member of Al-Islah’s executive bureau, found an improvised explosive device planted in his car in Aden’s city of Mualla,” party spokesman Khaled Haidan said in a statement.

A bomb-disposal unit subsequently defused the device, while authorities have since launched an investigation into the incident.

Thursday’s assassination attempt comes only two days after Ali al-Daosi, another leading Al-Islah member, was killed by unknown assailants.

Impoverished Yemen has remained wracked by violence since 2014, when Shia Houthi rebels overran much of the country, including capital Sanaa.