16 killed as gunmen storm Catholic retirement home in Yemen

Unidentified gunmen have stormed a retirement home run by Catholic nuns in the Yemeni city of Aden, killing 16 people including four Indian nuns, security officials and witnesses said.

16 killed as gunmen storm Catholic retirement home in Yemen

Unidentified gunmen have stormed a retirement home run by Catholic nuns in the Yemeni city of Aden, killing 16 people including four Indian nuns, security officials and witnesses said.

Two gunmen secured the outside of the home while another four entered the building, witnesses said. The gunmen moved from room to room, handcuffing the victims before shooting them in the head.

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