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16 dead in suicide attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen
CNN ^ | September 17, 2008
Posted on September 17, 2008 4:12:35 AM PDT by rightwingintelligentsia
(CNN) — A suicide bomb attack Wednesday outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed 10 security staff and civilians and six attackers, an embassy spokesman told CNN.
Mohammed al-Basha said the blast, described by witnesses as a “fireball,” was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest.
A Yemeni security official said there was a gun battle between attackers in police uniform and security staff.
The second car exploded after it passed an outermost gate to the Embassy but before it reached a second protective barrier, the official said.
Another U.S. Embassy spokesman, Ryan Gliha, said an initial explosion at 9.15 am local time (0615 GMT/2.15 ET), was followed by several secondary explosions.
No U.S. Embassy employees were killed, a senior State Department official told CNN. It was unclear whether the main explosion was caused by a car bomb or rocket-propelled grenade, the official said.
The heavily-fortified compound in the capital of Yemen — the ancestral home of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden — has previously been targeted by attacks that have prompted authorities to evacuate non-essential staff.
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