Latest update : 2016-03-25
Three suicide bombs hit checkpoints in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Friday, killing at least 20 people, residents and eye witnesses said, and Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attacks.
In one of the blasts, a vehicle exploded as it
arrived at a military checkpoint in the Buraiqa area in northwestern
Aden, killing soldiers and civilians, eyewitnesses and security sources
said.
The other two bombings hit checkpoints on the road to a base used by the Saudi-led military coalition that is fighting in Yemen.
Amaq, a news agency affiliated with Islamic State, said the group claimed all three attacks and that at least 27 people had died.
The Saudi-led military coalition entered Yemen’s war a year ago to
try to prevent Iran-allied Houthi rebels and forces loyal to
ex-President Ali Abdullah Saleh from taking control of the country.
Other armed groups like Islamic State and al Qaeda’s local wing have
thrived in the chaos.
Fighters loyal to Yemen’s president Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and
Saudi-led troops recaptured Aden from Houthi forces in July. But
frequent violence has continued into this year, including suicide
bombings, in the city of one million people.
(REUTERS)
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