Suspected al Qaeda gunmen assassinate German embassy bodyguard
- 9 years ago
Originally published on October 7, 2013
Gunmen shot dead a German national working as a security guard at the German embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, according to a Reuters report.
Gunmen approached the victim, who was reportedly a bodyguard of Ambassador Carola Mueller-Holtkemper, as he was leaving an upscale supermarket.
After resisting the attackers, the man, who was reportedly armed, was gunned down.
"He was alone and armed with gun when we tried to kidnap him in front of al-Jandoul Supermarket," said a spokesman for al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, according to a report by China's Xinhua news agency.
The gunmen quickly fled the scene of the shooting, which happened in Sanaa's Hadda district, where the German embassy is located.
"Twenty minutes later more than a dozen German forces accompanied by Yemeni Special Forces arrived to the scene," said a witness cited by CNN.
Early reports of the incident suggested the attack involved the failed kidnapping attempt of the German ambassador.
"The ambassador escaped but her bodyguard was killed as he tried to resist the attackers who managed to flee," said an unnamed diplomatic source, according to a report by AFP.
The agency later quoted a spokesman for Yemen's Foreign Ministry as saying ambassador Mueller-Holtkemper was "currently outside the country".
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Gunmen shot dead a German national working as a security guard at the German embassy in Yemen's capital Sanaa on Sunday, according to a Reuters report.
Gunmen approached the victim, who was reportedly a bodyguard of Ambassador Carola Mueller-Holtkemper, as he was leaving an upscale supermarket.
After resisting the attackers, the man, who was reportedly armed, was gunned down.
"He was alone and armed with gun when we tried to kidnap him in front of al-Jandoul Supermarket," said a spokesman for al-Qaeda affiliate in Yemen, according to a report by China's Xinhua news agency.
The gunmen quickly fled the scene of the shooting, which happened in Sanaa's Hadda district, where the German embassy is located.
"Twenty minutes later more than a dozen German forces accompanied by Yemeni Special Forces arrived to the scene," said a witness cited by CNN.
Early reports of the incident suggested the attack involved the failed kidnapping attempt of the German ambassador.
"The ambassador escaped but her bodyguard was killed as he tried to resist the attackers who managed to flee," said an unnamed diplomatic source, according to a report by AFP.
The agency later quoted a spokesman for Yemen's Foreign Ministry as saying ambassador Mueller-Holtkemper was "currently outside the country".
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