The attempted bombing of a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas Day by a young Nigerian man trained by Al Qaeda in Yemen appeared to open the West’s eyes to the country’s problems. Following that failed attack, US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown jointly pushed a conference in London to propose solutions for the previously overlooked crises in Yemen.
曾在也门受过基地组织训练的一名尼日利亚男青年企图在圣诞节当天炸毁一架飞往底特律的航班，这似乎让西方国家意识到了也门问题的严重性。这次失败的袭击活动后，美国总统巴拉克·奥巴马和英国首相戈登·布朗联合发起召开伦敦会议，为此前被忽略的也门危机寻找解决方案。