The US embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa was hit by a car bombing and rocket fire on Wednesday sparking a series of explosions around the heavily fortified compound, witnesses said.
The car was blown up in front of the entrance to the compound and gunmen in a second vehicle then opened fire on embassy security guards with rockets as well as small arms, one witness told AFP.
The witness said there were casualties among the Yemeni police detachment posted outside the embassy but he could not specify their number or condition.
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It was the second attack on the embassy this year.
Briton Trev Mason told CNN television from Sanaa that he heard at least three big explosions around the US embassy from his nearby residential compound.
“We heard the sounds of a heavy gunbattle going on. I looked out of my window and we saw the first explosion going off, a massive fireball very close to the US embassy,” he said.
“The gunbattle went on for a further 10 to 15 minutes followed by two further loud explosions,” he said, adding: “We’ve heard there’s lots of casualties.”
September 17th, 2008 at 4:25 am
Israelis up to it again. Tell the world it was Arabs.
September 17th, 2008 at 6:54 am
well the last five times i heard Obama talk he stated over and over that he wants to reinstate the draft and force everyone in the country into to service community or military “so dont wurry we gon’ go get them dirty jewish arabs that blew up that politic buildin over ‘eer in africa”
September 17th, 2008 at 8:24 am
Quotation by “me”:
“i heard Obama talk he stated over and over that he wants to reinstate the draft and force everyone in the country into to service community or military”
Good. You dumb, fat, lazy cowards who refuse to participate in the defense of your own liberties, instead eatiing Burger King and slothing in your computer chair day-to-day, need to be forced into participation instead of cowardly relying on someone else to protect your lave self.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:52 am
“…participate in the defense of your own liberties…” That fight is not overseas!, THAT FIGHT IS RIGHT HERE.I laugh whenever anyone says the soldiers are fighting for our freedoms, because it is our own government( which you would defend) that is taking away youre freedoms, just look at the recent conventions as a reminder of youre freedoms.( you can go and fight for your illisions of freedom if you want, count me out!)
September 17th, 2008 at 10:35 am
“count me out!”
Of course. We know most of the civilians are stupid, lazy and cowardly. We have already COUNTED YOU OUT. Defending your own liberties stretches beyond the two current wars…and you’ve NEVER defended your own liberties, even before 9/11. But that’s ok, sit back in your computer chair and other people will protect you, lazy coward.
September 17th, 2008 at 9:50 pm
Oh no…do you think the world hates the US? Fucking bankers…
September 17th, 2008 at 10:51 pm
Check the video on cnn,it is worth it.Al mossada.What an obvious “inside job”,again
September 17th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
No freedom of speach for me here