Yemeni official reveals Hadramout suicide

SAYOUN, March 16 (Saba) - Vice President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi said
on Monday that the explosion that killed four tourists and a Yemeni
guide was a suicide attack by an al-Qaeda militant, 18, in the
historical city of Shibam, Hadramout.

Upon his arrival to the scene of the attack at a tourist site in
Shibam, Hadi called on the security services to prevent crimes and
pursuit those terrorist elements, urging the security bodies to be
on alert for eradicating suspected militants anywhere.

The attack killed five people, including four South Korean tourists
and their Yemeni guide and also injured three other South Koreans
supposed to be identified later after the necessary investigations
are finished.

Meanwhile, Vice President Hadi held an exceptional meeting with the
leadership of Hadramout governorate and military and security
leaders in the governorate.

During the meeting, Hadi was briefed on more details of the attacks
offered by security agencies and the coordination among different
security bodies to investigate the terrorist accident.

The security bodies reviewed some photos and reports of the attack
and efforts to pursuit suspects behind it.

In January 2008, two Belgian tourists were killed in Yemen in an
attack blamed on al Qaeda-linked militants who have launched
frequent attacks on government and Western targets, including the
U.S. embassy, a U.S. warship and a French supertanker.