On 5 December 2013 , an attack on the Yemeni Defense Ministry in Sana'a involving a series of bomb and gun attacks killed at least 56 people . After footage of the attack was aired on Yemeni television , showing an attack on a hospital within the ministry compound and the killing of medical personnel and patients , the head of al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula released a video message apologizing . Qasim al-Raymi claimed that the team of attackers were directed not to assault the hospital in the attack , but that one had gone ahead and done so
attack on the Yemeni Defense Ministry
2013 Sana'a attack
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula