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03.07.2007 12:56
In memory of victims of Yemen attack
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The flags outside the offices at FC Barcelona have been lowered to fly at half-mast to mark the preiod of mourning for the Catalan and Basque tourist who were victims of Monday's bomb blast in Yemen.
From noon on Tuesday, the Catalan flag, the club flag and the flag of the city were lowered for 24 hours after five Catalans and two Basques were killed in the attack. Barça made the gesture as part of the government’s decree for all institutions that have flags on the outside of their buildings.
The bomb blast on Monday meant that Catalunya sufferd its worst loss of life on foreign soil The attack happened at the Queen of Sheba temple in Marib. Along with the Catalans and Basques, two Yemenis lost their lives, while six other people of Spanish nationality were injured.
