Monday, 20 June 2011
The interior of the mosque in President Saleh's compound, following a mortar attack which left him with serious shrapnel wounds. (File Photo)
A US investigation team in Yemen has found that an attack that wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh and several senior members of his government while performing the Friday prayers in his compound earlier in June was carried out by an advanced US-made missile designed for special assassination operations, sources close to the probe told Al Arabiya.
“The missile is very advanced and still not widely used. Only the United States and Russia currently employ this weapon,” the source said.
US investigators informed the Yemeni authorities about the finding, which they said refutes earlier claims attributed to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that the source of the explosion was inside President Saleh’s compound.
(Abdulaziz Alhayagim is Alalarabiya.net correspondent in Sanaa)
“The missile is very advanced and still not widely used. Only the United States and Russia currently employ this weapon,” the source said.
US investigators informed the Yemeni authorities about the finding, which they said refutes earlier claims attributed to the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) that the source of the explosion was inside President Saleh’s compound.
(Abdulaziz Alhayagim is Alalarabiya.net correspondent in Sanaa)
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