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5-Dec-14 World View -- AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador's house, killing six

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5-Dec-14 World View -- AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador's house, killing six

AQAP in Yemen threatens to kill journalist not saved by failed US rescue attempt

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AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador's house, killing six
AQAP in Yemen threatens to kill journalist not saved by failed US rescue attempt

AQAP in Yemen bombs Iranian ambassador's house, killing six

Aftermath of bombing of Iranian ambassador's home in Sanaa Yemen (Reuters)

Aftermath of bombing of Iranian ambassador's home in Sanaa Yemen (Reuters)

A car bomb exploded near the home if Iran's ambassador to Yemen on Wednesday, killing six people and injuring seventeen. Hossein Niknam had only just become Iran's ambassador a few days before, and was apparently the target of the bombing, though he was not at home and was unharmed.

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has claimed responsibility for the attack. In addition, their statement boasted that "despite the security precautions put in place by the Yemeni regime forces and the Houthi political committees, the mujahideen managed to park the explosive laden vehicle and detonate it at 9:02 am (local time)."

Sectarian Sunni versus Shia violence has been growing in Yemen ever since the Iran-backed Shia Houthi tribes from northern Yemen invaded the capital city Sanaa in September and took control of the government. On October 9, a suicide bomber struck a Houthi checkpoint, killing 47 people. AQAP are still holding embassy staffer Nour Ahmad Nikbakht who was abducted in July last year. Saba News (Yemen) and The National (UAE) and Long War Journal

AQAP in Yemen threatens to kill journalist not saved by failed US rescue attempt

AQAP has threatened to kill 33-year-old Luke Somers, an American photojournalist born in Britain, whom AQAP kidnapped in September, 2013 from Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen.

US officials have for the first time public acknowledged a failed attempt to rescue Somers last month. According to the White House:

"As soon as the US government had reliable intelligence and an operational plan, the president authorized the Department of Defense to conduct an operation to recover Mr Somers. Regrettably, Luke was not present."

However, in the assault on a cave, US and local security forces rescued six Yemenis, a Saudi and an Ethiopian, and killed seven Al Qaeda kidnappers.

AQAP commander Nasser Bin Ali Al Ansi issued a video condemning the American "stupidities" -- attempts to rescue abducted hostages, and gave Washington three days to meet al-Qaeda's demands or "otherwise, the American hostage held by us will meet his inevitable fate." The video does not specify the demands, but says that Washington is aware of them. Reuters and AP

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