By Allan Lengelticklethewire.com
An FBI forensic team has been sent to Yemen to investigate the attack on the presidential compound that wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh, the website Global Post reported.
“The FBI is aiding Yemeni law enforcement in their investigation in the attack on the presidential compound. The FBI team arrived in Sanaa last Wednesday,” said a senior Yemeni government official, according to the website.
The website said that the request underscores the close relationship between Yemen and the U.S.
News reports had initially said that the attack might have been the work of a rival tribal group. But some reports say the FBI will be looking at whether al Qaeda was involved, or someone within the presidential circles.
“They are concerned about how the attack was carried out. Everyone is a suspect,” the Yemeni official said, according to the website.
