2007 attack on tourists in Yemen

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.

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See also

References

  1. "Yemeni tourist bombers 'killed'". News.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
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