At least 32 people were killed in an attack on a military parade in the Yemeni port city of Aden on Thursday, security and medical sources said. The attack in Aden, the seat of the Saudi-backed government, was earlier claimed by Yemen’s Houthi group. A Reuters witness saw nine bodies on the ground after an explosion hit a military camp belonging to Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, which is a member of the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthis.
A pro-government military source said a commander was among those killed.
“The blast occurred behind the stand where the ceremony was taking place at Al Jalaa military camp in Buraiqa district in Aden,” the witness said. “A group of soldiers were crying over a body believed to be of the commander.”
Source: Reuters