A car bomb targeting a military facility killed seven people and wounded 18 others on Sunday in Aden, the main city in southern Yemen, medics and soldiers said.
Medics gave the toll, while soldiers told AFP the blast went off as troops prepared to leave the facility for Abyan province, where security forces are engaged in fierce fighting with militants suspected of ties to Al-Qaeda.
“We were preparing to leave for Abyan when a car came in front of the gate of the camp, and then there was a huge explosion,” said one soldier who survived the attack.
Among those killed was a lieutenant colonel, according to one medical official.
