Rocket attack near U.S. embassy in Yemen. Yes, the same Yemen President Obama heralded as a 'success'

A rocket was fired at the U.S. embassy in Sanaa, Yemen earlier today, and thankfully, no U.S. personnel were injured:

Rocket fired at Yemeni special police guarding U.S. embassy in Sanaa: police http://t.co/dFCEpcuQr3

— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 27, 2014

Huge mystery as a "decimated", "on the run" Al Qaeda manages to fire rocket at US Embassy in Yemen #tcot

— The People's Cube ?? (@ThePeoplesCube) September 27, 2014

https://twitter.com/Yemen411/status/515896992489566208

Reuters is reporting the terrorist group Ansar al-Sharia, an affiliate of al Qaeda, is taking credit for the attack in retaliation for a recent drone strike in Yemen.

The U.S. embassy, however, tweeted out that there’s no indication that our facilities were the target:

We have no reason to believe the US Embassy was target. Chancery unaffected. Yemeni government looking into situation. #Yemen

— US Embassy to Yemen السفارة الامريكية في اليمن (@USEmbassyYemen) September 27, 2014

And Yemen expert Jane Novak adds that claims from Ansar al-Sharia aren’t always credible:

. @adammbaron Ansar al Shairia (alBeladi, #DAESH linked, beheading wing #AQAP) ehadis also took "credit" #Sanaa attack that never happened

— Jane Novak (@JNovak_Yemen) September 27, 2014

Yes, it’s a mess:

Our Embassy in Yemen is in the middle of a mess right now. Been bad for days since the peace agreement broke down

— Adam Housley (@adamhousley) September 27, 2014

Rocket attack near U.S. embassy in Yemen. Yes, the same Yemen President Obama heralded as a &#039;success&#039;

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