to Yemen. According to the Yemen Observer Khamis was arrested on December 24, 2005, when he tried to approach the US Ambassador, while armed with a pistol and two hand grenades. The Yemen Times says the alleged threat to the Ambassador was in December 2004. Khamis has been charged with attempted assassination. The Yemen Times' account says a conspirator has confessed that the impromptu attack was fueled by qat, a local narcotic, and anti-American sermons by radical clergy. Khamis's defense lawyer have requested bringing in foreign medical experts to attest to his mental state. Khamis was acquitted on March 13, 2006. References Yemeni extrajudicial prisoners of the United States Living people Year of birth uncertain 1969 births Guantanamo detainees known to have been released Bagram Theater Internment Facility detainees