NEFA Foundation: AQ in Yemen Claims Attack on South Korean Tourists
By Evan Kohlmann
The NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a new statement from Al-Qaida's Committee in Yemen claiming responsibility for a March 16 suicide bombing attack on South Korean tourists near the city of Shibam, naming the bomber as "Abu Ubaidah al-Jarrah." According to the statement, "This was executed in response to the order of Allah's Prophet, prayers and peace be upon him, who said, 'drive the idolaters out of the Arabian Peninsula'; for South Korea's role in the war on Islam, allying with the crusader forces under the slogan of the 'War on Terrorism' in Afghanistan and Iraq; in revenge for the killing of the two courageous commanders Hamza al-Qaiti and Abdullah Batees and their brothers; and, the role of these tourists in corrupting the ideology of the Muslims and their morals, and their dangerous role in spreading Christianity among Muslim children-and so, this operation was executed."
An English translation of the communique can be downloaded from the NEFA Foundation website.
