Car Bomb Terror Near Aden Airport, Yemen... "At Least 12 Civilians Dead"
[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] A car bomb attack occurred in Aden, the interim capital of the Yemeni government, killing at least 12 people, AFP and other agencies reported on the 30th (local time).
According to officials, a passenger car exploded due to a bomb near Aden Airport in the afternoon, killing at least 12 civilians. The Southern Transitional Council (STC, a southern separatist force) also announced in a statement that many civilians, including children, were killed or injured in the car bomb attack. AFP reported that no group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
On the same day, local Saba News Agency reported that six children were killed in a mortar attack by rebels (Houthis, self-proclaimed Ansar Allah) in the southwestern city of Taiz. Taiz, with a population of 600,000, is under the jurisdiction of the Yemeni government.
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Recently, fierce battles between government forces and rebels have continued in the central strategic stronghold of Marib. Since the outbreak in 2014, the Yemeni civil war, which has escalated into a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia, has resulted in over 130,000 deaths and more than 4 million displaced people.
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