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| U.S. Helicopter Attacked in Yemen |
| 2002-11-03 |
| Gunmen in Yemen opened fired Sunday, November 3, at a helicopter belonging to Hunt Oil Company, shortly after its takeoff from Sanaa airport, injuring one American. The helicopter, hit by one bullet, immediately returned to Sanaa where it landed safely. An American Hunt employee on board was slightly injured and taken to hospital in a state of shock, they said, unable to confirm whether the man had been shot. Bullet hits heli. Man injured. Usually there's a relation between the two, unless he bumped his head... Security services began a search of the tribal area, three kilometers (two miles) east of the airport, from where the shots were fired. "Hey! Did one of you guys shoot at a heli?" "Nope. Wudn't us." "Well, don't do it again!" Dutch airline KLM and Lufthansa of Germany both cancelled their flights to Yemen. I doubt it was a permanent cancellation, but there's much to be said for the thought of not having anything at all to do with uncivilized countries. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |