2007 Marib suicide car bombing

2007 Marib suicide car bombing
Part of the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen
Site of the temple
Queen of Sheba temple is located in Yemen
Queen of Sheba temple
Queen of Sheba temple
LocationQueen of Sheba Temple, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates15°24′20″N 45°21′19″E / 15.4055°N 45.3553°E / 15.4055; 45.3553
Date2 July 2007 (2007-07-02)
5:30 p.m. AST (UTC+3)
TargetSpanish tourists
Attack type
Suicide car bombing
Deaths11 (including the perpetrator)
Injured12
Perpetrator Al-Qaeda in Yemen
AssailantAbdu Mohammed Saad Ahmed Reheqah

On 2 July 2007, a car bomber drove into a convoy of Spanish tourists visiting the Queen of Sheba temple near Marib in Marib Governorate, Yemen. The suicide bombing killed eight tourists along with two of their Yemeni drivers. Al-Qaeda in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack.


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