2013 Yemeni hospital attack

Yemeni hospital attack
Part of Yemeni Crisis (2011-present)
LocationSana'a, Yemen
Date5 December 2013
TargetYemeni Defense Ministry
Attack type
Suicide car bombing, mass shooting
Deaths56[1]
Injured200+[1]
Perpetrators Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula

On 5 December 2013, a series of bomb and mass shooting gun attacks killed at least 56 people and wounded 162 at the Yemeni Defense Ministry in Sanaa, including those at the ministry's hospital.[2][3] Yemeni military investigators say 12 militants, mostly Saudi nationals, were responsible for the attack [4]

  1. ^ a b Ahmed Al-Haj (2013-12-05). "AP NewsBreak: Yemen says Saudis behind attack | UTSanDiego.com". Web.utsandiego.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
  2. ^ "Deadly attacks hit Yemen defence ministry in Sanaa". BBC News. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013. 52 people die in Yemen attack
  3. ^ "Militants attack hospital at Yemen's Defense Ministry". CNN. December 5, 2013. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  4. ^ "Saudi nationals responsible for brazen attack in Yemen that killed 56, wounded 215". New York: Nydailynews.com. 2013-12-06. Retrieved 7 December 2013.

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