Al-Qaeda in Yemen has issued an announcement with new details of the September 17 attack on the U.S. Embassy in San'a, in which six Yemeni soldiers, five civilians, and the terrorists who carried out the attack were killed.
According to the announcement, the terrorists entered embassy grounds in two vehicles equipped with improvised armor, following a gun battle with guards. During the operation, a squad member phoned the organization's communications unit to announce the success of the attack, even though the embassy was unharmed.
In another announcement, posted on the organization's website, the organization took responsibility for the October 20 assassination of a Yemenite security agent whom it said collaborated with the U.S. against Al-Qaeda.
Source: Al-Hayat, London, November 10, 2008
