TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Marzieh Afkham condemned the deadly terrorist attack on an Iranian diplomat in Yemen on Saturday, semi-official Fars news agency reported.

"A terrorist group attacked an Iranian embassy's diplomat in a Sanaa street and tried to kidnap him, but due to the resistance of the diplomat they started shooting," Afkham said, adding that "he died due to severe injuries."

She strongly condemned the Saturday terrorist attack and said " Iran is seriously following up the terrorist attack with the concerned Yemeni officials."

The assassinated diplomat was the Commercial attache of Iran Embassy in Yemen Ali Asadi, Press TV said.