At least 60 people died in a suicide car bomb attack at an army training camp in Aden, Yemen, on Monday. An official said the assailant drove the vehicle into a group of new army recruits, reported Al Jazeera. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, the terror outfit's news agency said, according to Reuters.
A hospital run by Medicins Sans Frontieres, also known as Doctors Without Borders, confirmed the toll. A spokesperson said at least 60 others were injured in the bombing. An official said security personnel were evacuating the location.
Earlier this month, more than 15 people were killed and at least 20 civilians injured in Yemen (pictured above) when warplanes bombed a hospital supported by Doctors Without Borders. The incident took place on August 16 at Abs hospital in the northern Hajjan Province. On August 14, at least 19 people died after Saudi warplanes struck a school in a residential area in the northern part of the country. A Saudi-led coalition is backing the Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi government in its fight against Houthi rebels.
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