Unidentified militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a

Quand

5 déc. 2013

Type

Attentat terroriste

Coordonnées

15.35° N, 44.21° E

Placé à : coordinates of the event it links, 2013 Yemeni Ministry of Defense attack.

Unidentified militants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sana'a, Yemen, killing at least 52 people and injuring 167 others. Most of the victims appear to be doctors and nurses, working at a hospital within the property.

2013 militant attack in Yemen

On 5 December 2013, a coordinated terrorist attack occurred targeting the Ministry of Defense complex in Sanaa, Yemen. Heavily armed militants utilized a car bomb to breach the gates of the complex before storming it and occupying a hospital within it. The attack, which killed 52 people and injured 167, was claimed by Ansar al-Sharia, an affiliate of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

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