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A car bomb exploded on Monday at an ancient temple at a historical site in the northeastern region of Marib, 170 kilomneters from Sanaa, killing seven Spanish tourists and two Yemeni drivers.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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A car bomb exploded on Monday at an ancient temple at a historical site in the northeastern region of Marib, 170 kilomneters from Sanaa, killing seven Spanish tourists and two Yemeni drivers.(Xinhua/AFP Photo)
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SANAA, July 2 (Xinhua) -- A car bomb exploded on
Monday in a tourist site in northeastern Yemen's province of Marib, killing at
least seven people, including six Spaniards, and wounding seven others, pan-Arab
satellite TV al-Jazeera reported.
The blast took place at Belkis temple, one of the
most famous tourist site in Yemen, at about 6:00 p.m. (1500 GMT), the report
said.
Six Spanish tourists travelling in Belkis temple were
killed and seven others wounded in the blast, it added.
The 13 Spaniards were attacked when they were
wrapping up the visit in the temple which was built 3,000 years ago at the time
of the ancient Queen of Sheba.
No organization has claimed responsibility for the
attack but security sources described the bombing as "terrorist attack", saying
that Al-Qaida could be behind the attack.
Al-Qaida group in Yemen had recently issued a
statement, demanding the release of fighters from Yemeni jails and threatening
to carry out attacks if demands are not met.
Spanish Foreign Ministry has confirmed that six
Spanish tourists were killed and seven were injured in a blast in
Yemen.
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