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| Car bomb hits Finance Ministry offices in Aden, Yemen, casualties reported (PHOTOS) | Car bomb hits Finance Ministry offices in Aden, Yemen, casualties reported (PHOTOS) |
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| A powerful car bomb has struck the offices of Yemen’s Finance Ministry in the port city of Aden. Initial reports suggest four people were killed and several others injured as a result of the blast. | A powerful car bomb has struck the offices of Yemen’s Finance Ministry in the port city of Aden. Initial reports suggest four people were killed and several others injured as a result of the blast. |
| The device went off outside the ministry’s headquarters in the Khor Maksar district of Aden, which serves as a temporary capital of the UN-backed Government of National Accord. The explosion was so strong it could be felt in the nearby area, local media reported, citing witnesses. | |
| Four people were killed in the attack, and several others have been injured, Al-Arabiya cited its sources as saying.Photos have emerged of the attack, apparently showing the aftermath of the blast, depicting a badly damaged building engulfed in flames and the scorched remains of a car nearby. | |
| Ambulances were seen heading to the site of the incident. The explosion has also rocked nearby buildings, which have been severely damaged, Al-Arabiya reported, citing witnesses. | |
| Aden, in southern Yemen, has become the unofficial capital of the Saudi-backed government of the embattled President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. The Yemeni capital, Sanaa, was taken over by Houthi rebels in September 2014. Aden has been recently gripped by a wave of deadly terrorist attacks. On November 5, a suicide bomber blew up a car rigged with explosives outside the criminal investigations department office after which gunmen stormed the building, sparking a hostage crisis. Fifteen people were killed and at least 20 were wounded as a result. The attack was claimed by Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS,ISIL). On November 14, in another IS-claimed attack, a car bomb, rocked a local security base, killing at least 6 people and injuring dozens, including civilians. |