Car bomb kills over a dozen Hadi supporters in Yemen

At least 13 forces supporting Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, Yemen's resigned president, have been killed after al-Qaeda militants blew up explosive-laden vehicles outside the southeastern port city of Mukalla.

According to the reports, several soldiers were also injured in the Thursday attack on the eastern outskirts of the Hadhramaut provincial capital, which the army recaptured from al-Qaeda last month, a military official said.

One bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the gate of a base in the Khalf district, followed immediately by a second who blew up a car in the center of the camp.

Immediately after the bombings, al-Qaeda militants clashed with soldiers outside the base.

According to the official, a third bomber targeted the nearby residence of the commander of Hadhramaut's second military region, General Faraj Salmeen, who escaped unharmed.

ISIL Takfiri terrorists have reportedly claimed responsibility for the car bomb attack in Mukalla.

The terrorist group said in an online statement that one of its members had blown himself up in a car near government troops.

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