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| Yemen bomb kills Spanish tourists | |
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| At least seven people have been killed by an explosion at a tourist site in Yemen, according to officials. | |
| Six Spanish tourists and at least one Yemeni died in the blast, at an ancient temple complex in Marib, eastern Yemen. | |
| About seven others were injured, reports said, in what officials said was a car bomb attack. | About seven others were injured, reports said, in what officials said was a car bomb attack. |
| Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle enter a gate at the Balqis temple site before it exploded. | |
| Yemen has faced continuing unrest in recent years, often blamed on al-Qaeda operatives. | |
| The Middle Eastern country's government has been fighting Islamists with the help of US special forces based in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa. | The Middle Eastern country's government has been fighting Islamists with the help of US special forces based in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa. |
| The victims were reported to belong to a group of around 14 Spanish tourists visiting the site, some 190km (110 miles) north-east of the capital, Sanaa. | |
| Yemeni security sources told Reuters they believed al-Qaeda could be behind the attack, after the group demanded the release of militants jailed in the country. | |
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