Yemenis Arrested in Attack on Homes of Westerners
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SAN’A, Yemen — Seven people were arrested Monday on suspicion of involvement in attacks against a residential complex for Westerners in Yemen’s capital, a security official said. The official said some of those detained may have connections to Al Qaeda, but he did not elaborate. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the press. Several explosions shattered windows at the complex in the upscale Haddah neighborhood in San’a on Sunday. Nobody was injured, but Western residents were seen evacuating the compound shortly after the attack with suitcases and boxes. A heavy security presence blanketed the area, with troops patrolling roads leading to the American and British embassies.
The State Department reacted to the attack Monday by ordering its “non-emergency” American employees at the American Embassy in the capital of San’a and their families to leave Yemen.
