Egyptian News Media Reports US Embassy in Yemen Suffering Bomb Attack

Posted on September 12, 2012 by soopermexican No Comments

UPDATE: This has been reported to be a hoax by a person at the embassy. See below.

Shorouk News is reporting a bomb attack on the US Embassy to Yemen:

Sanaa – ASHA

An explosion in the region, which is located where the U.S. Embassy, the Yemeni capital Sanaa.

A security source said Interior Ministry: “The security of the U.S. Embassy, told the security services, reported an explosion near the embassy building, on Wednesday evening, and after a search around the perimeter of the embassy building, revealed that the explosion was caused by a bomb, planted on the west side of the building. “

This comes as no no immediate claim of responsibility for the incident.

It should be noted, that the U.S. diplomatic missions, in a large number of the capitals of the world, suffers from clashes, and demonstrations; abuser because of the film of the Prophet Muhammad, (peace be upon him).

This text is taken from a google translation of the page.

A screenshot:

Neither the facebook page or the webpage for the embassy has confirmed this yet.

UPDATE: Apparently, and thankfully, this is a hoax:

colleague in Yemen–> RT @JoeSheffer @jeremyscahill We are currently speaking with the US embassy. This appears to be a hoax.

— jeremy scahill (@jeremyscahill) September 12, 2012