BEIRUT – Two car-bomb explosions and gunfire rocked the U.S. embassy in the Yemeni capital of Sana this morning, killing at least 16 people in the latest in a series of apparent attacks on U.S. diplomatic outposts in the Middle East.
No American personnel were reported hurt, and the embassy building itself was not struck, official sources said.
Details of the 9:15 a.m. attack remained sketchy. The Associated Press quoted a U.S. embassy spokesman as saying that a car filled with explosives attempted unsuccessfully to break through the front gate of the heavily guarded diplomatic outpost. A security official cited by Yemen's official Saba news agency said two explosives-laden vehicles tried to break through security barriers surrounding the embassy.
Perhaps it's time we invade Yemen. Shock and awe, y'all.
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