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Yemen suicide bombings: 'At least 45' people killed in twin blasts in the Khor Maksar district of Aden | Yemen suicide bombings: 'At least 45' people killed in twin blasts in the Khor Maksar district of Aden |
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Two suicide attacks have killed 'at least 45' people and injured dozens more in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, residents and security officials have said. | |
The blasts occurred in the Khor Maksar district of the port city, which serves as the temporary capital of Yemen's Saudi-backed government while it seeks to seize back the capital Sanaa from the armed Houthi group. | |
They were said to have been targetting recruits as they lined up to enlist for military service to fight against the Houthi insurgency to the north. | |
One suicide car bomber targeted a line outside the recruitment centre killing at least 20 people. | |
A second bomber struck on foot as he detonated his explosive vest among a group of recruits waiting outside the home of an army commander, killing at least 25. | |
Local news website Aden al-Ghad showed pictures of soldiers picking up bloodied comrades in uniform from the ground and witnesses reported seeing ambulances with blaring sirens collecting the wounded from the scene. | Local news website Aden al-Ghad showed pictures of soldiers picking up bloodied comrades in uniform from the ground and witnesses reported seeing ambulances with blaring sirens collecting the wounded from the scene. |
The attacks are the latest incident in the increasingly bloody conflict between the Saudi-backed government in the south against Shia Houthi rebels who control the capital in the centre of country and are allied with the former president Ali Abdullah Saleh. | |
The chaos has also encouraged activity by affiliates of al-Qaeda and Isis who have stepped up their attacks in a bid to gain a foothold in the country. | |
More than 6,200 people in Yemen, including over 3,000 civilians, have been killed since the Saudi-led coalition began bombing the country last year. | |
The war has been condemned by charities who say Saudi Arabia is carrying out war crimes against the Yemeni people. | |
Several hospitals run by international medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) came under attack from Saudi air strikes over the past year, killing both medical staff and patients. | |
In January, MSF said the attacks were in breach of international humanitarian law and demanded the UN investigate. | |
Mr Saleh was ousted in early 2012 following the Arab Spring. He was replaced by his vice-president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi who was then forced to resign in January 2015 when Houthi rebels seized the presidential palace. | |
Mr Hadi fled to Riyadh, which then intervened to help regain control of the country. | |
Additional reporting by agencies |