The Nation - News from Nov. 28, 1988

An apparent assassination attempt was made on the life of the leading opponent of a Middle Eastern nation’s government, authorities said. About 10 shots were fired from a passing car at a group of people entering a restaurant in Dearborn, Mich., including Yemeni opposition leader Ibrahim Alwazir, said Hani Issac, a spokesman for Alwazir. Yemen, a nation of about 5.9 million in the southern Arabian peninsula, is a U.S. ally. Its southern neighbor, South Yemen, has a pro-Soviet government. Alwazir was unhurt but Naji Isa, an associate of Alwazir, was wounded in the left leg, police said. Alwazir, 56, who was forced to flee his homeland in 1948 at age 16, was visiting from his home in Washington, Issac said. Dearborn is home to many members of the area’s large Arab community.