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March 2, 2012
ADEN (Reuters) - A Yemeni Islamist group linked
to al Qaeda said on Friday it had attacked and killed a CIA officer in the
southern province of Aden, but a Yemeni security official said there were no
casualties when a U.S. security team was attacked there.
In a text message sent to journalists in Yemen,
Ansar al-Sharia said: "The mujihadeen (holy warriors) killed a CIA officer
on Thursday while he was in Aden province, after tracking him and determining
he was cooperating with the Sanaa government."
An earlier message from the same group said it
had targeted a U.S. intelligence officer, without mentioning casualties.
A Yemeni security official in Aden, speaking on
condition of anonymity, said a gunman fired on a U.S. security team involved in
training Yemeni security forces on Thursday, but that the shots had hit their armoured
vehicle without injuring anyone.
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