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2007 Marib suicide car bombing

Coordinates: 15°24′8″N 45°20′26″E / 15.40222°N 45.34056°E / 15.40222; 45.34056
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2007 Marib suicide car bombing
LocationMarib, Yemen
DateJuly 2, 2007 (UTC+3)
TargetSpanish tourists
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
Deaths10
Injured12
PerpetratorsUnknown

The 2007 Yemen tourist attack was a suicide car bomb attack on Spanish tourists visiting the Queen of Sheba temple in Marib, Marib Governorate on July 2, 2007. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Details

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On 2 July 2007, an unknown militant rammed an explosive-laden car into a tourist convoy killing 8 Spanish tourists, 2 Yemeni drivers, and injuring 12.[1]

Aftermath

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On August 8, four militants died in a Yemeni military raid near Mareb, one of them Kassem al-Raimi, who allegedly masterminded the attacks. According to Yemeni military officials, Raimi was a "top Al-Qaeda operative" involved in other operations and was one of the 13 prisoners who escaped from a Sanaa prison in 2006.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'". BBC News. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'". BBC News. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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