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Three Arrested After Shooting Near US Embassy in Yemen

by Rob Walker | January 26, 2009 at 12:50 pm

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A group of unidentified gunmen fired at a police barricade outside the US embassy in Yemen on Monday, with no reports of casualties.

Police said that three attackers fled in a car after firing several shots at a checkpoint on a street that leads to the embassy. The car was found nearby and the three suspects were arrested.

The source told Deutsche Presse-Agentur dpa that the attackers fled in a car after firing several shots at a checkpoint on a street leading to the embassy.

Yemen's Interior Ministry says gunmen in a car have fired on a checkpoint near the U.S. Embassy hours after the embassy received threats of a possible attack.
A ministry official says police returned fire at two gunmen in the car, which fled the scene. It was unclear if anyone was injured. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not allowed to speak to the press.

Twitter had lots of responses already on the attack:

bobgarrett : RT @BreakingNewsOn: AFP: Three gunmen arrested after opening fire at security forces close to the US embassy in Yemen.
Tykerman1 :
RT:BULLETIN -- GUNMEN OPEN FIRE ON CHECKPOINT OUTSIDE US EMBASSY IN YEMEN. Wonder if ex-Gitmo, leader of Yemen Al Queda, involved.RSS_BBC : 'Gunshots' at US embassy in Yemen http://bit.ly/zhRo

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at 13:33 on January 26th, 2009

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Yemeni Ministry of Interior said a car failed to stop at a checkpoint for inspection, so the security fired warning shots in the air to stop the vehicle, and they arrested the three passengers in the car and they are under investigation.