Al Qaeda in Yemen has placed bounties on the head of the U.S. ambassador to Yemen, Gerald Feierstein, and U.S. soldiers in Yemen. Specifically, Al Qaeda is offering 3 kilograms of gold (worth $160,000) for killing the ambassador, and $23,000 for killing a U.S. soldier. This threat has greatly concerned both the U.S. State Department and Feierstein's elderly mother. While such a direct threat on a U.S. ambassador is rare, Al Qaeda militants killed U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens in Libya last year. The U.S. is taking the threats seriously and providing security, as tensions with Al Qaeda in Yemen