---

---

ReligionNewsBlog.com • Item 1722 • Posted: Monday December 30, 2002  

---

CNN, Dec. 30, 2002
http://www.cnn.com/

SAN’A, Yemen (CNN) –A suspected Islamic extremist is reported to have shot dead three U.S. doctors and wounded a fourth at a missionary hospital in southern Yemen.

Walid Al-Saqqaf, editor-in-chief of the Yemen Times, told CNN on Monday the wounded physician was still in surgery. It was not clear whether the gunman had been detained, he added.

The attack took place at the U.S.-funded Baptist hospital in the town of Jibla in Ibb province, about 120 miles south of the capital San’a, as the American staff were preparing to hand over control to Yemeni workers.

The U.S. Embassy in San’a issued a statement condemning the shooting, and urged Yemen’s government to bring those responsible for the attack to justice.

Security in Yemen has been a U.S. priority since the October 2000 attack on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors. That was blamed on terrorist group al Qaeda, which is held responsible for the September 11 attacks in New York and Washington.

Yemen, the ancestral homeland of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, is a hotbed for extremist Islamic militant groups, finding refuge in the country’s mountainous, tribal strongholds.

---

What You Can Do From Here

---

Read More Articles On These Topics Categories: Islamism Share, Blog About, Bookmark, or Email This Article Subscribe Religion News Blog RSS feed [What is this?] RSS by topic: Islamism Read Another Article Previous entry: Violence runs counter to faiths Next entry: Evangelist plans to move church to Columbus RNB Homepage with latest headlines Find Related Information Use our custom search engines to find additional research resources on religions and cults Find Related Books Islamism Most Popular Today World’s oldest ocean-going passenger ship, ministry ship Doulos, to stop sailing Pakistan Militants Bomb CD Shop For Selling ‘Jesus Film’ ‘World’s biggest animal sacrifice’ begins UK man fears cult leader release Muslim Violence Ongoing in Egypt; Christians Plead For Help Suicide soldier’s family calls for Scientology probe Scientology church rejects allegations in death of 14-month-old girl

---

Share This Article

---

To share this page simply copy and paste one of these URL's:

• Post a link on your blog or website:
  
• Send in an email or IM:
  
• Post on a forum:
  

Search for information about (religious) cults, cult-like organizations, -- as well as paranormal-, New Age, and pseudoscientific claims -- across 260+ websites, blogs and forums dedicated to cult research, spiritual abuse, ex-cult counseling & support.

Note: results are listed on another domain -- CounterCultSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.

Search for apologetics articles, books, videos, and other research resources across 135 Christian apologetics websites and blogs.

Note: results are listed on another domain -- ApologeticsSearch.com -- from which you can easily return here.