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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.
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15 March attack
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The 15 March blast took place when a series of tourists were posing for photographs on a hill overlooking
Shibam
.
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Five were killed and three were injured.
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18 March attack
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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.
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According to
AFP
, Yemeni security officials stated that they had found a fragment of the bomber's identity card.
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The fragment revealed his address and showed that he was a 20-year-old student.
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