2008 attack on the United States embassy in Yemen
2008 Yemeni American embassy attack | |
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Target | U.S. embassy |
Attack type | Mass shooting, Suicide Bombing, Car Bomb |
Deaths | 12 (plus 6 attackers) |
Injured | At least 17 |
Perpetrators | Islamic Jihad of Yemen, al-Qaeda |
Motive | Demand to release imprisoned Al-Qaeda members[1] |
The 2008 U.S. embassy attack in Yemen in
The attack
The attack began at 09:15 a.m. local time (06:15 a.m.
Six members of the Yemeni security forces, six attackers (one of whom wore an
Responsibility and arrests
The
It released a statement: "We will carry out the rest of the series of attacks on the other embassies that were declared previously, until our demands are met by the Yemeni government."[10] Meanwhile, on September 18, 2008, Yemeni authorities arrested 30 suspects.[7]
On November 1, a Yemeni security official said the attackers had links to al-Qaida. He added that the United Nations had raised its security level in Yemen in response to such threats. He also elaborated that the six Yemeni men who carried out the attack trained at al-Qaida camps in the southern Yemeni provinces of
Other incidents
In June 2001, the embassy was closed temporarily after militants were found with explosives and maps of the area, around the embassy.[12]
On January 26, 2009, three gunmen in a car opened fire at a checkpoint near the embassy. Security forces chased them and managed to stop the car. All three men were arrested and there were no injuries.[13]
See also
- 2021 attack on the United States embassy in Yemen
- List of terrorist incidents, 2008
- United States–Yemen relations
References
- ^ Kasolowsky, Raissa (2008-09-19). "Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
It threatened to launch a series of attacks unless Yemen freed several jailed members.
- ^ "Yemen arrests six over US embassy attack". Al Arabiya. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ a b Al-Mahdi, Khaled (2008-09-17). "US Embassy in Yemen attacked: US condemns assault that killed 16". Arab New. Archived from the original on September 2, 2009. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ a b c d e f Bauer, Shane (2008-09-18). "U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ a b Derhally, Massoud A.; Hall, Camilla (2008-09-17). "U.S.'s Yemen Embassy Attacked by Militants; 16 Killed (Update5)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ a b Lee, Matthew (2008-09-17). "US official: Up to 5 explosions at Yemen embassy". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-09-18.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Yemen: 30 Are Arrested After Attack on U.S. Embassy". Reuters. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Knickmeyer, Ellen (2008-09-19). "Toll in Yemen Rises, Includes American". Washington Post. Retrieved 2008-11-17.
- ^ Kasolowsky, Raissa (2008-09-19). "Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Kasolowsky, Raissa (2008-09-19). "Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
- ^ Al-Haj, Ahmed (2008-11-01). "Yemen identifies attackers in US embassy attack". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-11-17.[dead link]
- ^ Bergen, Peter, "Holy War, Inc.", 2001
- ^ "'Gunshots' at US embassy in Yemen". BBC News. 2009-01-26. Retrieved 2009-01-26.