In the latest of a series of attacks on officials in the port city of Aden, a suicide bomb exploded outside the home of the city’s police chief. General Shallal Shayae escaped unharmed, but two people were injured. The general has survived previous similar attacks. No group claimed responsibility but al-Qaida has claimed past attacks. A car bombing killed at least five and wounded more than 20 near an airport in Sanaa yesterday.
In the latest of a series of attacks on officials in the port city of Aden, a suicide bomb exploded outside the home of the city’s police chief. General Shallal Shayae escaped unharmed, but two people were injured. The general has survived previous similar attacks. No group claimed responsibility but al-Qaida has claimed past attacks. It is unclear if the bombing was in any way connected, but it follows the recapture by government forces of the key city of Mukalla from the Islamist extremist group earlier this week.