Aden (South24)

Today, 4 civilians were killed, and 34 others were injured in an explosive device explosion in the city of Aden.

According to the Media Secretary of Aden Security, Khaled Al-Sanamy, an explosive device planted in a garbage barrel exploded in a local fish market in Sheikh Othman district.

The explosion occurred at noon when locals crowded the markets of Aden.

A circulating video showed the site of the explosion.

Security forces in Aden said that they arrested a number of suspects involved in the incident.

The explosion comes less than two weeks after a bomb implanted in a car exploded in Al-Mualla district of Aden, targeting Major General Saleh Al-Dharhani, a senior commander in the Southern forces.

Al-Mualla explosion did not leave any casualties, according to official authorities. Furthermore, no party claimed responsibility for these violent incidents so far.