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- Date of attack: September 17, 2008
- Group called the Islamic Jihad in Yemen claimed responsibilityBBC News: Deadly US Embassy Attack... (September 17, 2008)
- A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle outside of the gates of the embassyABC News (AU): 16 dead in US embassy attack in Yemen (September 17, 2008)
- Approximately two other loud explosions were heard after the car bombABC News (AU): 16 dead in US embassy attack in Yemen (September 17, 2008)
- The embassy was also attacked by rockets and small arms fireABC News (AU): 16 dead in US embassy attack in Yemen (September 17, 2008)
- Six Yemeni soldiers, four bystanders and six militants were killedABC News (AU): 16 dead in US embassy attack in Yemen (September 17, 2008)
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An Islamic militant group, calling themselves the Islamic Jihad in Yemen, claimed responsibility for a car bomb that killed sixteen people outside of the U.S. Embassy in Yemen on September 17, 2008.VOA News: Car Bomb Kills 16 Outside US Embassy in Yemen (September 17, 2008)
Although Islamic Jihad in Yemen claimed responsibility, investigators say the attacks bare "all the hallmarks" of an Al Qaeda attack. Authorities arrested 30 suspects who are believed to belong to Al Qaeda.International Herald Tribune: Yemen Arrests 30 After U.S... (September 18, 2008)
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US Embassy Yemen Attack Questions
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