ðə jˈɛmən tˈaɪmz ɐkˈaʊnt sˈɛz ɐ kənspˈɪɹəɾɚ hɐz kənfˈɛst ðætðɪ ɪmpɹˈɑːmptuː ɐtˈæk wʌz fjˈuːəld baɪ kˈæt, ɐ lˈoʊkəl nɑːɹkˈɑːɾɪk, ænd ˈæntaɪɐmˈɛɹɪkən sˈɜːmənz baɪ ɹˈædɪkəl klˈɜːdʒi.
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.