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Tx4obama

(36,974 posts) Mon Mar 19, 2012, 02:29 AM Mar 2012

Militants kill American teacher in Yemen

Source: Reuters via YahooNews

SANAA (Reuters) - Gunmen linked to al Qaeda shot dead an American teacher in Yemen on Sunday, accusing him of Christian "proselytizing", and officials said government forces had killed a dozen militants in clashes and attacks on their strongholds.

The incidents underscore the challenges facing President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, who took office last month after a year of massive protests against his predecessor Ali Abdullah Saleh.

A police source in the city of Taiz said a gunman riding on a motorcycle driven by an accomplice shot the U.S. English language teacher, who was also deputy director of a language school, the Swedish Institute.

Officials from the institute in Taiz, Yemen's commercial hub 200 km (120 miles) south of Sanaa, identified the victim as Joel Shrun and said he was born in 1983.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/militants-kill-american-teacher-yemen-122927844.html

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Militants kill American teacher in Yemen (Original Post) Tx4obama Mar 2012 OP

Where's the outrage? n/t OKNancy Mar 2012 #1

As a fellow expat teacher davidpdx Mar 2012 #2

K&R. Where is the outrage here? FSogol Mar 2012 #3

OKNancy

(41,832 posts)

1. Where's the outrage? n/t

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Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:28 AM

Mar 2012

davidpdx

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2. As a fellow expat teacher

Reply to Tx4obama (Original post)

Mon Mar 19, 2012, 07:51 AM

Mar 2012

I was saddened to hear this. The ME is not a place I would choose to work, but nowhere is completely safe. I've been overseas for over 8 years and have lived in both China and Korea. In 2004 I remember the protest/rally in Korea against the Iraq war and the gruesome pictures from abu dabubi prison being shown.

There are so many "soft targets" these days where someone can be killed especially foreigners that we have to take great care and safety when traveling or living overseas.

The details are unclear at this point and I'm sure more will come out in the next few days.

FSogol

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3. K&R. Where is the outrage here?

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Tue Mar 20, 2012, 06:24 PM

Mar 2012

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