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Indeed as the Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al Awsat recently reported citing Yemeni sources along with Western intelligence services, two AK 47 were used during the Al Qaeda’s attack on the US Consulate in Jeddah last December. The Kalashnikov’s serial numbers proved that these weapons belong to the Yemeni Defense Ministry. According to the same sources, US authorities have complained to the Yemeni government about this and asked for further explanation.
After the USS Cole attack in 2000, it seemed like Yemen had become an ally in the war.
Was that just talk?
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