ists ▁in ▁Y emen ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁mid - M arch ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Six teen ▁South ▁Korean ▁tour ists ▁were ▁in ▁Sh ib am , ▁Y emen , ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁bl ast . ▁Four ▁Korean ▁tour ists ▁alongside ▁their ▁local ▁Y em eni ▁guide ▁were ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁original ▁attack ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁March , ▁while ▁three ▁more ▁tour ists ▁were ▁injured . ▁Rel atives ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁bl ast ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ; ▁however , ▁the ▁perpet r ator ▁succeeded ▁only ▁in ▁killing ▁himself . ▁The ▁initial ▁attack ▁followed ▁numerous ▁calls ▁by ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁Al - Q a eda ▁military ▁network ▁to ▁attack ▁visitors ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁attack ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 5 ▁March ▁bl ast ▁took ▁place ▁when ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁tour ists ▁were ▁pos ing ▁for ▁photograph s ▁on ▁a ▁hill ▁over looking ▁Sh ib am . ▁Five ▁were ▁killed ▁and ▁three ▁were ▁injured . ▁▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁attack ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁attack ▁took ▁place ▁when ▁a ▁con voy ▁of ▁South ▁Korean ▁investig ators ▁and ▁the ▁relatives ▁of ▁the ▁vict ims ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁attack ▁were ▁journey ing ▁from ▁their ▁S ana ' a ▁hotel ▁to ▁an ▁air port . ▁A ▁young ▁adult ▁man ▁walked ▁between ▁two ▁cars ▁and ▁det on ated ▁his ▁explos ive ▁vest , ▁killing ▁no ▁one ▁except ▁himself . ▁According ▁to ▁AF P , ▁Y em eni ▁security ▁officials