VOL. XLV

No 45

11-November-2002

YEMEN

Hunt Oil Helicopter Fired On In Yemen

A helicopter belonging to Hunt Oil of the US was fired upon shortly after taking off from Sanaa airport on 3 November while en route to Marib. The helicopter was hit by one bullet and returned to Sanaa where one American employee of Hunt Oil was injured on landing and was taken to hospital suffering from shock. Yemeni security authorities said the shots were fired from a tribal area 3km east of the airport. The...