1992 Aden hotel bombings
TERRORIST ATTACK IN YEMEN
1992 Yemen Hotel Bombings; 1992 Yemen hotel bombings
The 1992 Aden hotel bombings were two terrorist bomb attacks carried out by al-Qaeda on December 29, 1992, that were intended to kill United States Marines in Aden, Yemen. It is considered to be the first attack on the United States by Al-Qaeda, though the objective was unsuccessful.