French-Algerian journalist found dead in Yemen

Yemeni police found the dead body of a French-Algerian journalist in his hotel room in the capital Sanaa on Monday, four days after he went missing, officers said.

The man, who worked for the France 24 television channel according to an identification card, had been strangled with electric wire, a police official told Reuters.

It was not immediately clear why the journalist was killed, the force said.