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Yemen Security Apparatuses: Sanaa Attack By Al-Qaeda And Aimed At U.S. Embassy

The London daily Al-Hayat reports that according to Yemen security apparatuses, the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa was the target of the March 18 terror operation that damaged a nearby school, and that Al-Qaeda was responsible for the operation (see "Yemen Security Apparatuses Suspect U.S. Embassy Target Of Attack").

The U.S. State Department has issued a travelers' warning not to visit Yemen, and has permitted U.S. Embassy employees and their families to leave the country.

Sources: Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, Al-Hayat, London, March 21 and 23, 2008

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