Back الهجوم على السياح في اليمن 2009 Arabic 2009년 예멘 세이윤 폭탄 테러 사건 Korean Aanvallen op toeristen in Jemen in maart 2009 Dutch Zamachy w Szibam (2009) Polish 葉門炸彈襲擊韓國人事件 Chinese
| 2009 Yemen tourist attacks | |
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| 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 |
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.[1]
- ^ "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.