Sanaa: A senior official of Yemeni armed forces survived a car bombing in the country's southern port city of Aden, a security source said. "The convoy of General Ali Saleh Hassan, chief of the Joint Military Operations Authority, was struck by a car bomb while passing through the main road in Aden's district of Al-Mualla," the source told Xinhua news agency.
Based on initial information, the attack occurred around Sunday noon when a parked booby-trapped car exploded and targeted Saleh's convoy, he said. He confirmed that Saleh survived the car bombing attack unharmed, and no casualties were reported among his bodyguards. Local residents confirmed to Xinhua that the blast sent a column of thick smoke into the sky and caused panic and damage to nearby vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility for the blast so far, but local security sources blamed terror groups for being behind the incident.