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Americans Killed in Yemen

Aired December 30, 2002 - 08:31   ET

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LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Now, let's get more on the killing of three U.S. aid workers in Yemen. That has stunned Americans abroad and here at home as well. Wendy Norvelle knew all of the victims. She is with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, and she joins us now by phone from Richmond, Virginia.
Good morning, Mrs. Norvelle.

WENDY NORVELLE, SOUTHERN BAPTIST INTL. MISSION BOARD: Good morning.

HARRIS: What can you tell us about these people?

NORVELLE: Details are still sketchy, but we understand at the beginning of the workday, a single gunman burst into the room and opened fire where three of our personnel were in a meeting, and then he reportedly moved to another room, where he wounded the pharmacist.

HARRIS: Did you have any reason to expect any kind of attack?

NORVELLE: No, we did not. We've been in Yemen for a number of years working with this hospital, and we were not anticipating something like this.

HARRIS: Why do you think it happened?

NORVELLE: We have really no idea, no motive behind it. We are there ministering to the people and love them very much, and we understand that the people with whom we work in the community are also greatly disturbed about this tragedy.

HARRIS: So is this going to cause you to change operations there, shut down, scale back, something like that ?

NORVELLE: Well, it's too early to know exactly what the next steps will be, but we are really committed to being there and ministering and sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ in any way we can. And so I assume that we will continue to be there.

HARRIS: Wendy Norvelle, thank you very much, Wendy Norvelle, from Southern Baptist International Mission Board.

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Aired December 30, 2002 - 08:31   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Now, let's get more on the killing of three U.S. aid workers in Yemen. That has stunned Americans abroad and here at home as well. Wendy Norvelle knew all of the victims. She is with the Southern Baptist International Mission Board, and she joins us now by phone from Richmond, Virginia.
Good morning, Mrs. Norvelle.

WENDY NORVELLE, SOUTHERN BAPTIST INTL. MISSION BOARD: Good morning.

HARRIS: What can you tell us about these people?

NORVELLE: Details are still sketchy, but we understand at the beginning of the workday, a single gunman burst into the room and opened fire where three of our personnel were in a meeting, and then he reportedly moved to another room, where he wounded the pharmacist.

HARRIS: Did you have any reason to expect any kind of attack?

NORVELLE: No, we did not. We've been in Yemen for a number of years working with this hospital, and we were not anticipating something like this.

HARRIS: Why do you think it happened?

NORVELLE: We have really no idea, no motive behind it. We are there ministering to the people and love them very much, and we understand that the people with whom we work in the community are also greatly disturbed about this tragedy.

HARRIS: So is this going to cause you to change operations there, shut down, scale back, something like that ?

NORVELLE: Well, it's too early to know exactly what the next steps will be, but we are really committed to being there and ministering and sharing the love of God through Jesus Christ in any way we can. And so I assume that we will continue to be there.

HARRIS: Wendy Norvelle, thank you very much, Wendy Norvelle, from Southern Baptist International Mission Board.

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