2009 Yemeni tourist attacks

2009 Yemen tourist attacks

Location	Shibam, Yemen
Date	15 March 2009 (first attack) 18 March 2009 (second attack)
Target	South Korean tourists
Attack type	Suicide bombings
Deaths	5 (+2 perpetrators)
Injured	4
Perpetrators	Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

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Two explosions targeting tourists in Yemen took place in mid-March 2009. Sixteen South Korean tourists were in Shibam, Yemen, at the time of the first blast. Four Korean tourists alongside their local Yemeni guide were killed in the first attack on 15 March, while three more tourists were injured. Relatives of the victims were involved in the second blast on 18 March but the only fatality was the bomber. The initial attack followed numerous calls by members of the Al-Qaeda military network to attack visitors in the region.

15 March attack

The 15 March blast took place when a series of tourists were posing for photographs on a hill overlooking Shibam. Five were killed and three were injured.

18 March attack

The 18 March attack took place when a convoy of South Korean investigators and the relatives of the victims of the previous attack were journeying from their Sana'a hotel to an airport. A young man walked between two cars and detonated his explosive vest, killing himself. According to AFP, Yemeni security officials stated that they had found a fragment of the bomber's identity card. The fragment revealed his address and showed that he was a 20-year-old student.

References

"Qaeda suicide bomber behind Yemen tourist attack". The Boston Globe. 16 March 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
^ "Tourists die in Yemen explosion". BBC News. 15 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.
^ "Fresh attack on Koreans in Yemen". BBC News. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2009.

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