US Doctors killed in Yemen

AFP Newsagency

[sadimgnik]

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Suspected Islamic extremist kills three US doctors in Yemen

SANAA, Dec 30 (AFP) - A suspected Islamic extremist shot dead three American doctors and wounded a fourth on Monday in the southern Yemeni town of Jibla, hospital sources told AFP.

Wielding a Kalashnikov assault rifle, the gunman opened fire in a Christian-run hospital in the province of Ibb, 170 kilometres (105 miles) south of the capital Sanaa, the sources said.

mou/mh/bp/mb Yemen-US-doctors AFP 300701 GMT DEC 02

[cardinal4]

Suspected Islamic extremist

Muslim murderers is what they are.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

CNN just reported this also!

[Balata]

Islamic Extremists Bastards!

[Conservababe]

Doctors without Borders?

[t4texas]

BBC is reporting as well

[cardinal4]

BBC has it now. Nothing on who they worked for...

[Conservababe]

Well, as usual, cable news networks are in their canned program mode. Even CNN man could not even talk straight, as if surprised by breaking news.

[Conservababe]

Doctors without Borders are volunteer physicians who have practices in other countries.

[cardinal4]

You are right about the canned mode, Fox still doesnt have it..

[July 4th]

Don't you know? If it doesn't happen while the nation is awake, it's not news. Would like to know more about the doctors, where from, with whom, etc.

[ImphClinton]

Religion of Peace strikes again!!!!!!!!

[My Favorite Headache]

Shocked I tell you. Shocked. In Yemen?!? Never!

[July 4th]

"Suspected Islamic extremist"

I think we can pretty much rule out the "suspected" part.

[sadimgnik]

CNNI reporter (Richard Quest - london-based financial anchor) did a good job talking to a Yemeni journalist.

The local journo named the dead, said the attack was almost certainly premeditated (it coincided with the US docs handing over to locals) and is almost certainly islamic extremists (who also shot dead a socialist politician on the weekend) angered at Yemeni Govt crackdown on them.

[cardinal4]

Cant find anything else, MSNBC has it now but nothing on who they are affiliated with. Im wondering if one of them could be an Embassy doctor..

[Balata]

This makes me sick. It may be Doctors w/o Borders, but in any event they are in all likely hood US Docs who have voluntered their time and talent to help others.

Islam Religion of Peace.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

Gunman Kills Three U.S. Doctors in Yemen [Full Text] SAN`A, Yemen - Three American doctors were shot to death by an unidentified gunman in Yemen on Monday, security officials said.

The gunman had entered the complex of a missionary hospital where the doctors, including a woman, worked in the city of Ibb, 120 miles south of the capital San`a, the officials said on condition of anonymity.

A fourth American doctor was injured in the shooting.

The officials said the attacker was a suspected Muslim fundamentalist and used a semi-automatic rifle and a gun in the attack.

The four doctors worked in Maaden Hospital, in the town of Jibla in Ibb province.

The officials declined to say whether he was apprehended or provide other details. [End]

[flagbrigade]

Wow, I must say I have torn feelings. It sounds like such an inhuman thing to do, but aren't we supposed to UNDERSTAND why this type of killing is so POPULAR,alla Congresswomen Murray from the great State of Washington?