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Blast in Yemen Misses U.K. Ambassador
An explosive device detonated in Yemen early Monday near a car transporting Britain's ambassador to that country, but the blast didn't injure the diplomat or any staff of the British mission, according to an embassy spokeswoman."There was a small explosion beside the ambassador's car this morning," the spokeswoman said. "He was unhurt, and there were no further embassy staff or British nationals hurt." She said she had no further details about the alleged attack, which occurred in Yemen's capital, Sana'a. The spokeswoman said the embassy would close "for the time being." She said U.K. officials were cooperating with Yemeni officials to investigate the incident. In a statement Monday, Britain's Foreign and Commonwealth Office warned British citizens in Yemen to "keep a low profile and remain vigilant." There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack. Yemen's Interior Ministry said in a statement that a suicide bomber carried out the "assassination attempt," which bore "the fingerprints of al Qaeda," without elaborating. It said the bomber targeted the car of British ambassador Timothy Torlot at around 8 a.m. Yemen said the explosion killed the attacker. Yemen has been the focus of U.S. and U.K. antiterror efforts in recent months, particularly after the alleged Christmas Day attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound flight by a Nigerian man, who told U.S. investigators he received terror training in Yemen. Posted by: tipper 2010-04-26 |
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