SANAA, Jan 18 (KUNA) -- Two Belgian female tourists and a Yemeni driver died in the southern province of Hadramut when gunmen opened fire on a tourist convoy of few cars on Friday.
Local sources told KUNA that the incident took place near the city of Hajrin of Hadramut, a tourist attraction area.
The attack occurred after the Friday noon prayer on the main road leading to the province, when masked gunmen on board a truck intercepted the convoy and opened indiscriminate fire on the tourists. Few people were injured in the attack, the sources said.
Hadramut Governor ordered airlift for the injured people to Sanaa, the sources said.
This is the first incident after a group of eight Spanish tourists and two Yemeni drivers were killed in an attack in Maarib East of Sanaa last year. (end) az.bz.
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