title: saudi commits crimes on global scale with us green light houthi
text: more unidentified armed us embassy personnel stand guard and inspect the body of a man who was killed outside the us embassy in nairobi kenya october   photo by ap 
  an african man has been shot and killed after he reportedly attacked and injured a police officer outside the us embassy in kenyas capital nairobi 
  the man was shot dead after a confrontation with officers guarding the embassy a police source said thursday on condition of anonymity without specifying the cause of the confrontation 
  national police spokesman george kinoti said the man was killed by the police officer in selfdefense 
  it was a lone criminal who attacked a police officer kinoti said adding he was armed with a knife 
  fiona evans a us embassy spokeswoman confirmed there had been a shooting incident outside the mission adding that no embassy personnel were involved without giving further details 
  the us embassy in nairobi is located in a heavilyfortified compound opposite the main un complex in gigiri an upmarket suburb in the citys north 
  the police officer involved in the incident was a member of the paramilitary general services unit deployed to guard the embassy 
  kenyan media reported the police officer had been guarding one of the secured entrances to the embassy compound when he was assaulted 
  kinoti described the slain man as a criminal but refrained from giving any motive for the attack 
  he said an investigation has been launched into the shooting loading