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| Explosions hit Yemeni port city | Explosions hit Yemeni port city |
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| A series of explosions have been heard in the centre of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, in an area close to a government arms depot, reports say. | A series of explosions have been heard in the centre of the southern Yemeni port city of Aden, in an area close to a government arms depot, reports say. |
| A government source told Reuters news agency that no-one was injured in the blasts and that ammunition was being scrapped at the facility at the time. | A government source told Reuters news agency that no-one was injured in the blasts and that ammunition was being scrapped at the facility at the time. |
| Eyewitness described plumes of smoke rising from the area and army vehicles and ambulances heading to the scene. | Eyewitness described plumes of smoke rising from the area and army vehicles and ambulances heading to the scene. |
| Rush-hour traffic built up as the Jabal Hadid area was closed by police. | Rush-hour traffic built up as the Jabal Hadid area was closed by police. |
| Security sources say the incident is being investigated. | |
| Aden was the site of a bomb attack on a US warship in October 2000, which killed 17 sailors. | |
| A French oil tanker was also bombed in Aden in 2002, killing one crew member. |