41 killed in Yemen bomb blasts

Aden: Twin bombings targeting the Yemeni army in second city Aden on Monday killed at least 41 people, most of them would-be recruits, a military official said.

A suicide bomber killed 34 people queueing up to enlist at a recruitment centre near the Badr base in the Khormaksar district, said Brigadier General Nasser al-Sarei, commander of special security forces. Later, a second explosion inside the base killed seven soldiers, the official said.

Aden is the headquarters of the government of President Abedrab-bo Mansour Hadi as it battles rebels who control the capital and has seen a spate of attacks in recent months claimed by Al-Qaeda or its rival the Islamic State group.