A suicide bomber drove his car into a crowd of Spanish tourists in Yemen, killing seven Spanish and two Yemeni.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the blast, but authorities linked the suicide bomber to Al Qaeda. Yemen is the ancestral home of Usama bin Laden, and police said they had received information last month about a possible Al Qaeda attack. They did not elaborate.
The region is home to four powerful tribes with more than 70 branches and is known to be a hotbed of support for Al Qaeda.
About 100 foreigners have been kidnapped in the area since the 1990s. As a result, tourists are a rare sight, and solo travelers who want to go to Marib must drive there as part of a convoy escorted by armed soldiers.
The U.S. Embassy there warned Americans about two weeks ago not to visit that area.
