GUNMEN linked to Al-Qaeda have shot and killed an American teacher in the Yemeni city of Taiz, claiming he was trying to spread Christianity in the Muslim country.
The English language teacher, who was deputy director of a Swedish language centre, was shot in his car by a passenger on a motorcycle, security officials said.
Officials from the institute identified the victim as Joel Shrun and said he was born in 1983.
The gunmen, who escaped after the attack, were believed to be linked to Al-Qaeda, a police source said. In a statement, the group, known as the Fighters of Ansar al-Sharia, or Partisans of Sharia, said it "killed an American Christian missionary".
"The attack is in response to a western campaign to preach for