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Aklan, Qassim2

Qassim Aklan, Foreign Service National, died on October 11, 2012, in Sanaa, Yemen. He was shot by an unknown assailant in an incident believed to be an act of terrorism relating to his work with U.S. Embassy Sanaa.

To read more about the life of Qassim Aklan, click here.

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