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Britons hurt in Yemeni shooting | Britons hurt in Yemeni shooting |
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Two Britons have been seriously injured after a security guard opened fire on a group of employees of an international oil company in Yemen. | |
The incident took place at the Occidental Petroleum Corp in the Shabwa province, about 500km (300 miles) south of the capital, Sanaa. | The incident took place at the Occidental Petroleum Corp in the Shabwa province, about 500km (300 miles) south of the capital, Sanaa. |
An Indian man was killed and an American, a Tunisian and a Yemeni man were also hurt, officials said. | |
The guard, named as Jamil Mohammed al-Raai, was arrested at the scene. | The guard, named as Jamil Mohammed al-Raai, was arrested at the scene. |
He is reported to have psychological problems. | He is reported to have psychological problems. |
A Foreign Office spokesman said the two Britons were receiving medical treatment but the seriousness of their injuries was not yet clear. | |
"It appears to have been a dispute centred around an aircraft being used by an oil company," he added. | |
Embassy confirmation | |
A security official in Yemen said the group was leaving a plane at the oil company's airstrip when the guard opened fire. | |
The wounded, who have not been named, were taken to hospital in the capital. | |
The US Embassy in Sanaa confirmed in a message on its website that an American had been "critically injured" in the incident. | |
Occidental Petroleum Corp is a California-based international company with oil and gas operations in three core areas - the United States, Latin America and the Middle East, including Yemen. | Occidental Petroleum Corp is a California-based international company with oil and gas operations in three core areas - the United States, Latin America and the Middle East, including Yemen. |
The country is an independent oil producer and pumps about 450,000 barrels per day. | The country is an independent oil producer and pumps about 450,000 barrels per day. |
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