BRUSSELS, Jan 19: The European Union expressed its condolences on Friday to the families of two Belgian women tourists shot dead in Yemen, and urged the government there to bring the killers to justice.

In a statement, EU president Slovenia expressed “its sincere condolences to the families of the two Belgian tourists and their Yemenite driver”. “This is the second time in little more than six months that European tourists have been attacked and killed by criminals in Yemen.

“The EU presidency strongly condemns all forms of violence and calls on the government of Yemen to bring the perpetrators of these crimes to justice.” The two were among four people killed, and four more Belgians.

—AFP