21.   The man refused to explain investigators why he attacked the embassy.

22.   The U.S. Embassy also closed, and eight people were arrested in connection with an alleged plot to attack the embassy.

23.   Thirteen suspected al-Qaida-linked terrorists were planning to attack Western embassies, U.S. Navy ships and American companies in Singapore, the government said on Friday.

24.   Two days later, a Yemeni Foreign Ministry official said the United States had information al-Qaida militants had plotted to attack the embassy.

25.   The crowd which attacked the embassy from two sides, threw themelves against the barred fence but withdrew after police fired into the air.