IS suicide bombing kills 60 at Yemen recruitment camp

A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State (IS) illed at least 60 people yesterday at an army recruitment centre in Aden, the latest attack to hit the Yemeni city

Aden: A suicide car bombing claimed by the Islamic State (IS) illed at least 60 people yesterday at an army recruitment centre in Aden, the latest attack to hit the Yemeni city.

Yemenis inspect the site of the suicide car bombing. Pic/AFP

Aden is the temporary base of Yemen’s internationally recognised government.

Security officials said that the attacker drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a gathering of army recruits at a school in northern Aden early on Monday.

Although the school was locked as recruits registered inside, the attacker drove in when the gate was opened for a delivery vehicle, officials said.

Witnesses said some recruits were buried when a roof collapsed over them following the blast, which also damaged buildings close to the centre.

IS claimed yesterday’s bombing on its official propaganda outlet, Amaq.

6,600 Number of people killed in Yemen since March 2015 

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