16 dead in suicide attack on U.S. Embassy in Yemen

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Suicide bomber attacks U.S. Embassy in Yemen

Embassy spokesman says 10 police and civilians killed in explosion

Six attackers also killed in what witnesses describe as a "fireball"
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(CNN) -- A suicide bomb attack Wednesday outside the gates of the U.S. Embassy in the Yemeni capital Sanaa killed 10 security staff and civilians and six attackers, an embassy spokesman told CNN.


A police vehicle drives near the U.S. Embassy in Sanaa shortly after the car bomb exploded.

1 of 2 Mohammed al-Basha said the blast, described by witnesses as a "fireball," was caused by a suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest.

A Yemeni security official said there was a gun battle between attackers in police uniform and security staff.

The second car exploded after it passed an outermost gate to the Embassy but before it reached a second protective barrier, the official said.

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