A suicide bomber killed 16 Yemeni soldiers and wounded at least 16 other troops in a military post in the southern province of Abyan on Friday, authorities said.
The attacker "drove a booby-trapped car into a site for the security forces,” in the Mudiyah district, Mohamed al-Naqib, a spokesperson for the Southern Transitional Council, said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility, but militants linked to Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) have stepped up attacks on military facilities in Yemen.
