Ansar Al-Shari'a In Yemen Claims Credit For Attack On U.S. Embassy In Sana'a

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December 1, 2014

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.


The organization's message


The U.S. embassy in Sana'a


[i] Twitter.com/akbaansa.

 

 


 

 

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