Spanish Tourists Trial
I thought Elbaneh and that group, the group of young guys, and others were all convicted. Dayani is in Marib and said the security forces did several attacks.
Spaniards’ attackers in Yemen to face court
[20 June 2009]SANA’A, June 20 (Saba)- The trial of Yemenis accused of attacking a Spanish tourist convoy and killing seven of them along with two Yemeni tourist guides in the eastern province of Mareb, 170 km east of Sana’a, almost two years ago is expected to begin in the next few days.
The Specialized Prosecution on Saturday received the file of the case and immediately started investigating as a prelude to turn over the file to court, a judicial source said.
Three Yemeni nationals including Hamza al-Quaiti, who was a prominent al-Qaeda operative and killed in a security raid against a Tarim terrorist ring last year, and two other fugitives, Amar Ubadah al-Waely and Hamza al-Dhayani, face charges of the attack.
Al-Waely and al-Dhayani are still at large.
Seven Spanish tourists, including six women, and two Yemeni tourist guides were killed in the 2007 car bomb attack which occurred while the people were touring the ancient temple of Sheba Quenn Belquis in Mareb. Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. Eight others were injured in the attack, some seriously.
