Collected Department Releases: Statement on Suicide Bombing in Ibb, Yemen

Statement on Suicide Bombing in Ibb, Yemen

Press Statement

Jeff Rathke
Director, Bureau of Public Affairs, Office of Press Relations

Washington, DC

December 31, 2014

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The United States strongly condemns today’s suicide attacks against a peaceful local gathering in Ibb, Yemen, which killed over 30 people, including children, who were celebrating a religious holiday. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of those killed and wounded in the attack.

We will continue to stand with the Government of Yemen and the Yemeni people to counter the shared threat posed by violent extremists.

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Collected Department Releases: Statement on Suicide Bombing in Ibb, Yemen