Back الهجوم على السفارة الأمريكية في صنعاء 2008 Arabic ইয়েমেনে মার্কিন দূতাবাসে হামলা, ২০০৮ Bengali/Bangla Ymosodiad ar lysgenhadaeth UDA yn Iemen Welsh Attaque de 2008 contre l'ambassade des États-Unis au Yémen French Aanval op de Amerikaanse ambassade in Jemen op 17 september 2008 Dutch Zamach na ambasadę Stanów Zjednoczonych w Sanie Polish
| 2008 Yemeni American embassy attack | |
|---|---|
 Map of Yemen showing Sana'a | |
| Location | Sana'a |
| Date | September 17, 2008 9:15 a.m. (UTC+3) |
| Target | U.S. embassy |
Attack type | Mass shooting, Suicide Bombing, Car Bomb |
| Deaths | 12 (plus 6 attackers) |
| Injured | At least 17 |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic Jihad of Yemen, al-Qaeda |
| Motive | Demand to release imprisoned Al-Qaeda members[1] |
The 2008 U.S. embassy attack in Yemen in Sana'a, Yemen on September 17, 2008, resulted in 18 deaths[2] and 16 injuries.[3] Six attackers, six Yemeni police and six civilians were killed.[4] 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.[5] Islamic Jihad of Yemen, an al Qaeda affiliate, claimed responsibility for the attack.[4]
- ^ Kasolowsky, Raissa (2008-09-19). "Yemen arrests 19 after U.S. embassy attack". Reuters. Retrieved 2008-09-19.
It threatened to launch a series of attacks unless Yemen freed several jailed members.
- ^ "Yemen arrests six over US embassy attack". Al Arabiya. 2008-09-22. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NEWwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Bauer, Shane (2008-09-18). "U.S. Embassy hit in Yemen, raising militancy concerns". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
- ^ Derhally, Massoud A.; Hall, Camilla (2008-09-17). "U.S.'s Yemen Embassy Attacked by Militants; 16 Killed (Update5)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2008-09-18.
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