Militants kill American teacher in Yemen
Source: Reuters via YahooNews
SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing", and officials said government forces had killed a dozen militants in clashes and attacks on their strongholds.
The incidents underscore the challenges facing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took office last month after a year of massive protests against his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh.
A police source in the city of Taiz said a gunman riding on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice shot the U.S. English language teacher, who was also deputy director of a language school, the Swedish Institute.
Officials from the institute in Taiz, Yemen's commercial hub 200 km (120 miles) south of Sanaa, identified the victim as Joel Shrun and said he was born in 1983.
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(41,832 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I was saddened to hear this. The ME is not a place I would choose to work, but nowhere is completely safe. I've been overseas for over 8 years and have lived in both China and Korea. In 2004 I remember the protest/rally in Korea against the Iraq war and the gruesome pictures from abu dabubi prison being shown.
There are so many "soft targets" these days where someone can be killed especially foreigners that we have to take great care and safety when traveling or living overseas.
The details are unclear at this point and I'm sure more will come out in the next few days.