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    Greg Palkot reports on possible Al Qaeda link

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I've we have breaking news out of Yemen this morning a senior Yemeni security official employed by the US embassy has reportedly been the target of a deadly al-Qaeda attack -- -- -- Following this live from London Greg what what do we know about this attack.

-- -- we spoke with a Yemeni government official and he told me two key things first the working assumption is that the al-Qaeda chapter in Yemen that al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Could be responsible to drive by style of shooting solid tax and they're using it happened near the home of the victim costs and uncle on a second.

As a Yemeni national working for the US -- cloning could have been seen as an easy.

A soft target -- wait for the militants to strike out at America.

US embassy in -- has already been hit by violent protests last month in fact one -- buckle on his jobs was to look into that violence there were questions about security at that US embassy to whether or not -- provided for by the United States.

Or by Yemen and Marines are right -- now -- -- -- what do we know about the broader picture of the level of violence in Yemen right now.

Well at the al-Qaeda and you -- -- -- the al-Qaeda chapter in Yemen is considered one of the most dangerous franchises all of the terror network perhaps.

Best known for -- now killed US more militant on -- all a Lockheed also that failed Detroit Christmas bomber.

The theory is that a security vacuum could be left by the Arab Spring protests in Yemen in the change of government that would allow the militants to take charge that is why the US has been backing -- big time this year including a large number of drone strikes intelligence sharing and training up from forces.

And according to people I've been talking to today Alison that crackdown and the high public profile of the United States playing a role in that crack down.

Could have resulted in the killing.

Greg Palkot thank you so much for that afternoon.

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