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| Explosion near US embassy in Yemen | |
| 2008-09-17 | |
 AN explosion has struck near the US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, two witnesses said. There was no immediate word on any casualties.A blazing vehicle was visible on the road past the embassy compound's heavily fortified perimeter and police swiftly cordoned off the area, the witnesses said.
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| Posted by:Oztralian |
| #2 First the Cole, now this; why haven't we started putting a boot on these assholes' throat and showing some balls? |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2008-09-17 13:38 |
| #1 10 dead in car bombing at US Embassy in Yemen A car bomb exploded at the front gate of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen's capital Wednesday, killing six Yemeni guards and four civilians, officials said. No American personnel were reported hurt. Several "secondary explosions" followed the first blast, the embassy said in a statement. A Yemeni security official said the compound was hit by two car bombs, followed by heavy gunfire that lasted about 10 minutes. ... The Yemeni guards killed Wednesday were assigned to sentry duty outside the embassy by the Interior Ministry. The civilians who died in the explosion were waiting to enter the compound, the embassy said. They included three Yemenis and one Indian national, said the Yemeni security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. ... A medical official, meanwhile, said at least seven Yemeni nationals were wounded and taken to the city's Republican hospital. They are residents of a nearby housing compound and included children, he said. ... They also reported that gunmen in police uniforms arrived at the scene soon after the first blast and immediately fired at the embassy guards. This could not be independently confirmed. |
| Posted by: ed 2008-09-17 08:30 |