2008 Attack On The American Embassy In Yemen
The 2008 American Embassy attack in Yemen in Sana'a, Yemen on September 17, 2008, resulted in 19 deaths and 16 injuries. Six attackers, six Yemeni police, and seven civilians were killed. This attack was the second occurring in the same year, after a mortar attack earlier in 2008 on March 18 missed the embassy and instead hit a nearby girls' school. Islamic Jihad of Yemen, an al Qaeda affiliate, has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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