US embassy in Yemen hit by car bomb, 1 Indian killed

US embassy spokesman Ryan Gliha told The Associated Press by telephone that a car bomb hit the embassy’s gate on Wednesday morning followed by a second explosion. He did not know what caused the second one.

However, the Yemeni security official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorised to speak to the media, said the embassy was hit by two car bombs and that heavy gunfire lasting around 10 minutes followed the blasts.

Several nearby homes were badly damaged by the blasts, he said.