Guest Thinkers — December 21, 2010

Suicide Attack

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As many news outlets are reporting, an apparent suicide bomb in Yemen has killed four South Korean tourists and injured at least three Yemenis (two drivers and tourist guide) outside of Shibam in the eastern governorate of Hadrawmat.

The news is just starting to make the rounds on jihadi forums.

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