Al Qaeda-linked Terrorists Claim Kill of American 'Missionary' in Yemen

An Al-Qaeda-linked group claimed responsibility Sunday for shooting dead an American teacher in Yemen, saying he was a Christian missionary, a statement by the jihadist group said.

Fighters of Ansar al-Sharia, or Partisans of Sharia, “killed an American Christian missionary” in the city of Taez, said a statement circulated by a mobile phone message and confirmed by a source close to the group.