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{ 2008 09 23 }

16 Die in Attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen

In the morning of Wednesday, September 17, 2008 there was an attack by militants in Yemen on the U.S. Embassy. 16 were left dead including six of the attackers. There were two forms of attack, the first was armed militants firing at the Embassy guards and the second was a car driving into the building and exploding in what seemed to be a suicide car bombing. Officials said that there were no American deaths, but reported that four innocent bystanders were killed in the attack. Two quotes ended this article, each by the Representative Peter Hoekstra, the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee, the first quote said that the attack showed that the U.S. had to maintain its, “aggressive counterterrorism programs aimed at fighting the jihadist threat.” The second quote said, “Today’s attack in Yemen is a potent reminder that America, and Americans abroad, still remain the top targets for jihadist terrorists.”

Posted by Nick Shaheen on Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 9:48 am. Filed under Arab World, Islam, Islam and the West, NMH-PA Media Reports, Terrorism. Tagged . Follow any responses to this post with its comments RSS feed. You can post a comment or trackback from your blog.

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