US Citizen Killed in Terror Attack in Yemen
The family of Susan Ali Elbaneh, a US citizen, confirmed she was killed today in the terrorist attack in Yemen. The 19 year old Yemeni-American was one of the civilians killed outside the embassy during the attack. The newlywed Elbaneh was killed alongside her husband of two months, a family member reported. Susan Elbaneh is a relative of Yemeni-American Jaber Elbaneh who is on the FBI’s most wanted list. Yemen has refused to extradite him. There are no indications that Ms. Elbaneh’s presence at the embassy was anything more than a random occurrence. She accompanied her sister in law who had an appointment with the embassy. A Yemeni American child aged three, Ms. Elbaneh’s nephew, may also be among the casualties. Ms. Elabaneh was outside watching the boy while her sister-in- law was in the embassy.
Its a bitter irony that the terrorists achieved their goal of killing “Americans” and it turns out to be this 19 year old Yemeni-american girl on her first trip to Yemen and a three year old.
Ok it hit-
Yahoo: SSusan Elbaneh, 18, a U.S. citizen from Lackawanna, N.Y., who was recently wed in Yemen in an arranged marriage, was killed along with her Yemeni husband as they stood outside the embassy, family members said Wednesday. They were apparently there to do paperwork for the husband’s move to the U.S. when the attackers struck, said Elbaneh’s brother, Ahmed.Elbaneh’s family was gathering at her father Ali’s house Wednesday afternoon.
Two FBI agents who arrived to speak with family members at the home would not comment beyond saying they were there to talk to the family.
Relatives acknowledged, however, that Susan Elbaneh is related to Jaber Elbaneh, who is in custody in Yemen and faces U.S. charges of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization. They stressed that had nothing to do with Susan, saying she was an innocent victim of Wednesday’s attack.
Elbaneh, a high school senior, was among eight children in the family, which her brother described as “huge and close-knit.” Ahmed Elbaneh said she planned to return to New York with her new husband, finish school and become a nurse.
She had been in Yemen for a month for the marriage on Aug. 25.
“She was excited. We threw her a shower. It wasn’t like we were worried about anything. Tragedies happen. They are innocent victims in all of this,” Ahmed Elbaneh said.
