Several Killed, Wounded in Suicide Attack in Yemen’s Aden

Ten civilians and members of the police were killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. (Reuters)
Ten civilians and members of the police were killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. (Reuters)
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Several Killed, Wounded in Suicide Attack in Yemen’s Aden

Ten civilians and members of the police were killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. (Reuters)
Ten civilians and members of the police were killed in a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden. (Reuters)

Ten civilians and members of the police were killed on Tuesday in a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni city of Aden, said police sources.

ISIS’ affiliate in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack that took place at a building in the Sheikh Othman district in the central part of the city.

Residents several kilometers (miles) away heard a large explosion and saw thick black smoke rising from the area.

The attack caused panic in this densely populated area, which is busy with schools, markets and street vendors.

Ambulances rushed to the site, where the building was badly damaged, and debris and body parts littered the area.

According to medical officials, six soldiers were killed but officials believe the death toll will rise. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak to the press.

ISIS claimed responsibility in an online statement, hours after the attack. It named the suicide bomber as Abu Hagar al-Adani, which indicates the attacker hailed from Aden.

The security building is an operations center for the UAE-trained Security Belt, a parallel body to the government's forces.



Russia Says It Wants United and ‘Friendly’ Syria 

10 March 2025, Syria, Latakia: A general view of the University Roundabout in the city of Latakia. (dpa)
10 March 2025, Syria, Latakia: A general view of the University Roundabout in the city of Latakia. (dpa)
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Russia Says It Wants United and ‘Friendly’ Syria 

10 March 2025, Syria, Latakia: A general view of the University Roundabout in the city of Latakia. (dpa)
10 March 2025, Syria, Latakia: A general view of the University Roundabout in the city of Latakia. (dpa)

Russia wants to see a united and friendly Syria because instability there could affect the whole of the Middle East, the Kremlin said on Tuesday.

Moscow was a major backer of Assad, who fled to Russia in December after his ouster.

Russia has two strategically important military bases in Syria, which it is hoping to retain in the wake of Assad's fall.

"This is too explosive a region and, of course... the destabilization or disintegration of one of the countries in the region can have disastrous consequences for the region as a whole. Therefore, we want to see Syria united, prosperous, developing, predictable and friendly," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters.

He said Russia was in contact with other countries about the situation in Syria.

On Monday, Russia's ambassador to the United Nations, Vassily Nebenzia, was cited by state-run TASS news agency as saying that Russia is coordinating with the United States in connection with the escalating violence in Syria following clashes between the new security forces and remnants of the Assad regime.