Al-Qaida claims killing of US teacher

Al-Qaida in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American teacher.

Thu, 22 Mar, 2012 - 13:36

Al-Qaida in Yemen has claimed responsibility for the killing of an American teacher.

A statement, posted on a militant website, accuses the 29-year-old Joel Shrum of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, of seeking converts in the mainly Muslim Arab nation.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Yemen Place: Mount Joy, Pennsylvania Place: Taiz Person: Joel Shrum Person: Shrum Organisation: al-Qaida

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