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Aden: 38 Dead and Wounded in an Explosive Device Explosion

Photo: Circulating image of the explosion site. May 26, 2022 (local media)

26-05-2022 at 5 PM Aden Time

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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.


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