2007 Marib suicide car bombing | |
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Part of the al-Qaeda insurgency in Yemen | |
![]() Site of the temple | |
Location | Queen of Sheba Temple, Marib Governorate, Yemen |
Coordinates | 15°24′20″N 45°21′19″E / 15.4055°N 45.3553°E |
Date | 2 July 2007 5:30 p.m. AST (UTC+3) |
Target | Spanish tourists |
Attack type | Suicide car bombing |
Deaths | 11 (including the perpetrator) |
Injured | 12 |
Perpetrator | ![]() |
Assailant | Abdu 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.