Yemen by Tim Smith (57 images)

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Islamic radicalisation in Yemen began to receive global attention after a failed attempt to blow up an airliner flying into Detroit in December 2009. The suspect was reported to have told FBI investigators that he was trained in Yemen.

Experts on the region said that without more help Yemen risked becoming a failed state. Ginny Hill, a specialist on Yemen at the Chatham House think tank, said the situation was "a symptom of a much deeper underlying problem, the collapse of...
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