Yemen jails man for shooting at U.S. embassy
A Yemeni court sentenced a man to five years in jail on Monday for shooting at the U.S. embassy's compound in 2006, the official news agency Saba reported. The prosecution had charged the gunman, Saleh al-Ammari, who shot a semi-automatic rifle at the embassy in December, of seeking 'to damage Yemen's diplomatic relations', the agency said. AdvertisementAmmari was wounded after embassy guards returned fire. No embassy staff were hurt.
Posted by: Fred 2007-11-13 |