British embassy denies terrorist attack

The alleged terrorist attack on UK embassy turned to be an exchanged of fire between guards Monday.

The British Embassy in Sana’a denied the speculation of an attack against the embassy headquarter in Sana’a, adding “The incident appears to have been an altercation between two Yemeni security officials responsible for protecting the Embassy,” according to a press release issued by the British embassy in Sana’a on Tuesday.
 
The statement said that a number of shots were fired and that no embassy staff was involved or hurt in the incident and no damage was done to the embassy property. “We have taken the matter up with the Yemeni authorities,” the statement added.
 
The spokesperson of the interior ministry did not confirm the incident.
 
Media outlets reported that the British Embassy was targeted by gunmen- believed to be al-Qaeda members- who opened fired at the gate of the embassy while aboard a fast moving vehicle.
 
Splinters of a projectile fired by rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) were found inside the embassy. The group of gunmen managed to flee the scene after the attack, Xinhua quoted a police official as saying.  Another security source told the German Press Agency DPA that the attack injured three policemen.
 
The UK embassy had closed down on April 26 following the failed suicide attack against the convoy of the British Ambassador, Timothy Torlot, in the Sheraton area of Sana’a.

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