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U.S. Teen Killed In Attack

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The Tampa Tribune

Published: September 19, 2008

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. - The only American killed in an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Yemen was an 18-year-old high school senior who had gone overseas for an arranged marriage to a Yemeni man, her family and the State Department said.

The teen, Susan Elbaneh, went abroad last month, and the couple were planning on returning to New York to live, her brother Ahmed Elbaneh said Wednesday.

They were at the embassy to fill out paperwork for her husband's move. He was also killed in Wednesday's attack.

"She was excited," said Elbaneh, who described his sister as outgoing and helpful with many friends. A senior at Lackawanna High School near Buffalo, she was one of eight siblings of whom the youngest is 3, and part of a large extended family. "She was second in command," said Ahmed, the oldest brother.

The Associated Press

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