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(16 Mar 2009) SHOTLIST San'a, Yemen - 16 March 2009 1. Wide exterior of military hospital in San'a San'a, Yemen - 16 March 2009 2. Wide exterior of military hospital, cars on street in foreground San'a, Yemen - 16 March 2009 3. Wide of entrance to military hospital 4. Close-up of sign over hospital entrance San'a, Yemen - 16 March 2009 5. Wide of entrance, cars and people in foreground San'a, Yemen - 16 March 2009 6. Long shot of entrance to hospital, traffic passing in foreground FILE: Shibam - Exact date unknown 7. Security checkpoint on street 8. Various of the ancient fortress city of Shibam 9. Travelling shot of Shibam 10. Wide of road STORYLINE Officials said a bomb killed four South Korean tourists and their local guide in Yemen on Sunday, the latest attack targeting foreigners visiting this poor Arab country that has both famed historic sites and a strong al-Qaida militant presence. The attack occurred as the tourists were posing for photographs near the ancient fortress city of Shibam - a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation) World Heritage site known as "the Manhattan of the desert" because of its towering 16th century mud brick buildings - said Yemeni security officials. There were conflicting reports about the bombing, with one security official saying it was a suicide attack and another saying it was a roadside bomb detonated by remote control. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to talk to the media. South Korea's Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that the attack killed the four tourists. The ministry at first said four Koreans were wounded but later revised the number to three. South Korea plans to send a team of four officials on Monday to the bombing site, the ministry said. Seoul had labelled Yemen a restricted travel area but its citizens were still free to travel there. The Yemeni Ministry of Tourism said the dead South Koreans included two men and two women. Their Yemeni guide was also killed in the attack, which wounded four other foreigners and an unspecified number of Yemenis, said the ministry's statement. The city of Shibam in Yemen's southern Hadramut province is one of the country's most prized tourist sites. The ministry said it was not cancelling any tours and has stepped up security for all other tourist groups. Yemen has long been a centre for militant activity, and al-Qaida has continued to have an active presence despite a government crackdown. In January 2008, suspected al-Qaida militants opened fire on a convoy of tourists in Hadramut, killing two Belgian tourists and their Yemeni driver. A suicide bomber detonated his car among tourists at an ancient temple in central Yemen in July 2007, killing eight Spaniards and two Yemenis. Militants in Yemen have also targeted foreign diplomatic and military targets in the country. A half dozen gunmen and two vehicles packed with explosives attacked the US Embassy in the Yemeni capital, San'a, in September, killing 16 people, including six militants. Yemen was also the site of the 2000 USS Cole bombing that killed 17 American sailors. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/0e089d5c38affdbadc52dee71d8ae9b4 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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