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Central Yemen car bomb attacks 'kill 25' Yemen car bomb attacks 'kill 15 children'
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At least 25 people have been killed in two car bomb attacks in the central Yemeni province of Bayda, reports say. At least 25 people, among them 15 children, have been killed in twin car bomb attack in the central Yemeni province of Bayda, reports say.
The first bomb exploded near a checkpoint manned by Shia Houthi rebels in the town of Radaa while a school bus was passing, killing 15 students. The children were inside a school bus that was passing a checkpoint manned by Shia Houthi rebels in the Radaa area when the first bomb exploded.
Ten Houthis then died when the second bomb was detonated outside the home of one of their leaders. The second one went off soon afterwards near the home of a Houthi leader.
The Houthis blamed Sunni jihadist militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) for the attacks. The rebels blamed Sunni jihadist militants from al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) for the blasts.
They have been fighting in Radaa since the Houthis overran the AQAP stronghold in October, a month after taking control of the capital, Sanaa.
'Ugliest crime'
It is not clear if the school bus or the Houthi checkpoint was the intended target of the first car bombing.
The Associated Press news agency quoted the Houthis as saying the victims were all girls who had attended a local primary school.
They denounced the attack as "the ugliest crime against childhood".
The Houthis did not say if the 10 people killed by the second blast were members of their group or bystanders, nor whether the man whose house was targeted, Abdullah Idris, was among the casualties.
It is the second time Mr Idris' home has been targeted since October, according to Reuters news agency.
The rebel leader is also a member of the General People's Congress Party of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, who was forced to hand over power in 2011 after a popular uprising.
Last month, a suicide bomber killed dozens of people gathered at the residence of a tribal chief in Radaa.