On November 28, 2014, the Yemeni jihad group Ansar Al-Shari'a, an affiliate of Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed credit for the November 27, 2014 attack on the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a. According to the organization's message, posted on its official Twitter account,[i] Ansar Al-Shari'a planted two bombs near the building's northern gate, which exploded at 19:51, killing several embassy guards. The organization denied reports in the Yemeni and international media that the guards had been shot by gunmen riding a motorcycle.