2007 attack on tourists in Yemen
| 2007 Yemen tourist attack | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Mareb, Yemen |
| Date | July 2, 2007 (UTC+3) |
| Target | spanish Tourists |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
| Deaths | 10 |
Non-fatal injuries | 12 |
| Perpetrators | Al-Qaeda |
The 2007 Yemen tourist attack was a suicide car bomb attack on Spanish tourists visiting the Queen of Sheba temple in Mareb, Ma'rib Governorate on July 2, 2007.
Details
A member of Al-Qaeda rammed an explosive-laden car into a tourist convoy killing 8 Spanish tourists, 2 Yemeni Drivers, and injuring 12.[1]
Aftermath
On August 8, four militants died in a Yemeni security forces raid near Mareb, one of them Kassem al-Raimi, who was the top al-Qaeda operative who masterminded the attacks. Raimi was involved in other operations and was one of 13 convicted prisoners who escaped from a Sanaa prison in 2006.
See also
- List of terrorist incidents, 2007
- Killing of British tourists in Yemen
- 2008 attack on tourists in Yemen
References
- ↑ "Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
External links
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