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| Blasts rock US embassy in Yemen | Blasts rock US embassy in Yemen |
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| There has been a series of explosions and heavy gunfire close to the US embassy in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa. | |
| Arabic TV channel al-Arabiya reports that one blast was caused by a suspected car bomb, and that a fire is burning inside the embassy compound. | |
| One unconfirmed report says there was an exchange of gunfire between embassy guards and unidentified attackers. | One unconfirmed report says there was an exchange of gunfire between embassy guards and unidentified attackers. |
| Police are said to have cordoned off the area. There has been no official comment by Yemeni or US officials. | |
| There was no immediate word on casualties. | |
| The US ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from Yemen earlier this year after mortar bombs were fired towards the embassy. They missed but hit a nearby school. | The US ordered the evacuation of non-essential personnel from Yemen earlier this year after mortar bombs were fired towards the embassy. They missed but hit a nearby school. |
| The government of Yemen, which backs America's "war on terror", has often blamed al-Qaeda for attacks on Western targets in the country. | The government of Yemen, which backs America's "war on terror", has often blamed al-Qaeda for attacks on Western targets in the country. |
| US special forces have been helping the government fight the Islamist militants. |