Yemen: Twin blasts kill 6 soldiers in Mukalla city
Suicide bombings at two army checkpoints in Yemen’s south-eastern city of Mukalla killed six soldiers and injured 18 others on Monday.
“A car bomb targeted Al Ghabr checkpoint, and a bus with explosives targeted Broom checkpoint,” the command of the second military region, which includes Hadramout province, said. It said both bombings took place at 6.10am.
The checkpoints were in the western district of Mukalla, Hadramout’s provincial capital.
The army said the suicide bombers wanted to pass through the checkpoints into city but were stopped by soldiers.