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Ahead with Yemen bomb attack on British ambassador 04.26.2010 On April 26 Reuters was seven minutes ahead of its closest competitor with news of a bomb attack on the convoy of Britain’s ambassador to Yemen in Sanaa. Reuters was also first to report, from a security source in Yemen, that the explosion was believed to be the work of a suicide bomber. The suspected al Qaeda attack failed but was a reminder the militant group’s resolve is undented by a recent crackdown. Yemen’s proximity to Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has made the West particularly keen to ensure its problems do not destabilise the region. Yemen’s branch of al Qaeda has been linked with attacks in Saudi Arabia and a failed bomb attack late last year on a transatlantic jet bound for Detroit. MARKET IMPACT 26 Apr 2010. A forensic officer gathers evidence from the site of a suicide bomb blast in Sanaa. Khaled Abdullah Ali Al Mahdi / Reuters Reuters Firsts will need at least flash player 9 to give you the full experience. The latest Flash player can be downloaded here	firsts across any industry Commodities & Energy Energy, metals, agricultural and environmental markets FX & Money Markets Macroeconomics, monetary policy, FX and money markets Politics & Risk Politics and political risk Equity & Derivatives Companies, sectors, M&A and the financial industry Fixed Income Sovereign and corporate debt, credit, and ratings firsts by region Americas View stories from this region Europe / Middle East / Africa View stories from this region Asia View stories from this region Emerging Markets View stories from this region

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Ahead with Yemen bomb attack on British ambassador

04.26.2010

On April 26 Reuters was seven minutes ahead of its closest competitor with news of a bomb attack on the convoy of Britain’s ambassador to Yemen in Sanaa. Reuters was also first to report, from a security source in Yemen, that the explosion was believed to be the work of a suicide bomber. The suspected al Qaeda attack failed but was a reminder the militant group’s resolve is undented by a recent crackdown. Yemen’s proximity to Saudi Arabia, the world’s biggest oil exporter, has made the West particularly keen to ensure its problems do not destabilise the region. Yemen’s branch of al Qaeda has been linked with attacks in Saudi Arabia and a failed bomb attack late last year on a transatlantic jet bound for Detroit.