Al Qaeda in Yemen Offers Bounty for U.S. Ambassador Amid Heightened Security 🚨

Police out in force on the streets of Sanaa.<br/> <br />Security is tight in Yemen's Capital.<br/> <br />Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is putting a bounty on the U.S. ambassador Gerald Feierstein for anyone who kills him. They are offering three kilograms of gold.<br/> <br />Barriers line the roads<br/> <br />Al Qaeda is also offering to pay more than 20,000 dollars to anyone who kills an American soldier in Yemen.<br/> <br />( SOUNDBITE) (ENGLISH ) ANALYST NASSER ARRABYEE SAYING<br/> <br />"Al-Qaeda now , what al-Qaeda did when it declared that bounty for killing the U.S ambassador means to me that al-Qaeda weak now not strong , but al-Qaeda the same time want to invest this, wanted to exploit in the chaos and the security in Yemen ".<br/> <br />Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is regarded by the U.S. as the most dangerous branch of the network founded by Osama bin Laden.<br/> <br />Yemen -- a key U.S. ally -- is struggling against challenges on many fronts after mass protests forced veteran leader Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down in February after decades in power.