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Belgians killed in Yemen attack Belgians killed in Yemen attack
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Two Belgian tourists have been shot dead by gunmen in eastern Yemen, security officials say. Two Belgian tourists have been killed after gunmen ambushed their convoy in eastern Yemen, security officials say.
Four other Belgians were wounded in the attack, which happened in the province of Hadramut.Four other Belgians were wounded in the attack, which happened in the province of Hadramut.
The attackers are believed to be Islamic militants, the Associated Press quoted unnamed officials as saying.The attackers are believed to be Islamic militants, the Associated Press quoted unnamed officials as saying.
Last July, seven Spaniards and two Yemenis were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a group of tourists visiting a temple in central Yemen.Last July, seven Spaniards and two Yemenis were killed when a suicide car bomber attacked a group of tourists visiting a temple in central Yemen.
Unnamed officials told AP that the Belgian tourists were attacked as they travelled through Wadi Dawan, a desert valley about 300km (180 miles) of the capital Sanaa. Unnamed officials told AP that the Belgian tourists were attacked as they travelled through Wadi Dawan, a desert valley about 300km (180 miles) east of the capital Sanaa.
They were reportedly driving in a five-vehicle convoy when a group of gunmen opened fire, the officials said.They were reportedly driving in a five-vehicle convoy when a group of gunmen opened fire, the officials said.
Tourists are often drawn to Wadi Dawan area by the famous multi-storey mud buildings in the nearby town of Shibam.
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Tourists are often drawn to Wadi Dawan area by the famous multi-storey mud buildings in the nearby town of Shibam.
Belgian Foreign Ministry spokesman Marc Michielsen has confirmed that two Belgians had died in the attack and said that he knew that at least one tourist had been seriously injured.
Tourists flock to see the historic mud tower blocks of Shibam"They were part of a group of tourists who were on an organized visit," he told AP.
Al-Qaeda has been blamed for a series of attacks in Yemen, the ancestral home of the group's leader Osama Bin Laden.Al-Qaeda has been blamed for a series of attacks in Yemen, the ancestral home of the group's leader Osama Bin Laden.
In July 2006 seven Spanish tourists and their two local drivers died when a suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into their vehicles.In July 2006 seven Spanish tourists and their two local drivers died when a suicide bomber rammed his car packed with explosives into their vehicles.
That was the most deadly attack on Westerners in the country since 17 US soldiers aboard the USS Cole were killed when the ship was attacked by al-Qaeda militants as it rested in port in Aden.That was the most deadly attack on Westerners in the country since 17 US soldiers aboard the USS Cole were killed when the ship was attacked by al-Qaeda militants as it rested in port in Aden.
In recent years Yemen's government has been fighting Islamists with the help of US special forces based in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa.In recent years Yemen's government has been fighting Islamists with the help of US special forces based in Djibouti, on the Horn of Africa.