Aden: A suicide bombing killed seven people and wounded seven others on Friday night in Aden, the second deadly attack in as many days in Yemen’s second city, medics and security sources said.
The bombing targeted a police checkpoint not far from Thursday’s suicide attack that killed eight people, including soldiers and civilians, outside the presidential palace in the city, the sources said.
A hospital spokesman confirmed that seven people were killed in Friday’s bombing.
There was no immediate claim of responsiblity for the attack but Daesh said it was responsible for Thursday’s bombing.
Al Qaida and arch rival Daesh both have a presence in Aden, where the terrorists occupy government buildings and are seen patrolling several districts and intimidating civilians.
They have claimed a string of attacks and assassinations in recent months.
President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi was in the palace at the time of Thursday’s attack but unharmed, a government official said.
Aden has become the temporary headquarters of Hadi’s government as it battles to retake large parts of Yemen from Al Houthi militants. Hadi fled to Aden after escaping house arrest in Sana’a, which was overrun by the Al Houthis in September 2014. Yemeni forces backed by Saudi-led air strikes have since recaptured Aden but are still battling to retake other provinces and push toward the Al Houthi-held capital.
