German embassy bodyguard shot dead in Yemen

Germany was among a number of Western countries, which closed their embassies in Yemen in August following warnings of an Al-Qaeda attack, although the missions soon reopened. 

Yemen is battling to curb one of the most active branches of Al-Qaeda in the world, which is known as AQAP (Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula) and in the past has attempted to attack several western targets including airliners. 

In November last year a Saudi diplomat was shot dead by a gunman believed to be working for AQAP.

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