Sana'a, March 26, 2008 - Yemen’s al-Qaeda military commission member, denied Yemeni government’s version that last week’s attack was aimed at the July 7 girls’ school.

Abu Yahya asserted that a group of Mujahedeen targeted the U.S. Embassy last week by several missiles and that several security forces guarding the embassy were killed and injured in the attack.

Abu Yahya added that when attacked security forces guarding the U.S. embassy fired back injuring several girl students in the school.   

Abu Yahya called for forming a neutral commission to investigate into the case and added that they will compensate the families of the injured if the commission finds out that the school was hit by one of their missiles and that the government should do the same if it turns out that the forces guarding the embassy hit the school.   

Al-Qaeda militant also asserted that the al-Qaeda militants who carried out the attack against the U.S. Embassy are safe now.

Source: Al-Wasat weekly