At least 51 killed in Yemen missile, suicide bomb attacks

ADEN, Yemen — A Yemeni health official says the death toll in attacks in the southern port city of Aden has climbed to 51.

The official says 40 people were killed in a missile attack on a military parade in the al-Galaa camp in the city’s neighborhood of Breiqa on Thursday. He says 11 people were killed in coordinated suicide bombings at a police station earlier in the day.

The al-Galaa camp houses forces loyal to the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the country’s Iran-backed Houthis since 2015. The website of the country’s Houthi rebels quoted spokesman Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarea as saying the rebels had fired a ballistic missile on the camp.

The official says 56 people were wounded in Thursday’s attacks.

He didn’t give a breakdown or say how many troops, policemen or civilians were among the casualties. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

The website of the country’s Houthi rebels quoted spokesman Brig. Gen. Yehia Sarea as saying the rebels fired a ballistic missile at forces loyal to the United Arab Emirates, a member of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-backed Houthis since 2015.

The parade was taking place in Aden’s neighborhood of Breiqa. The official didn’t give a breakdown for the casualties at the parade but said several commanders were among the casualties.

Abdel Dayem Ahmed, a senior police official told The Associated Press that 11 were killed earlier in the day when an explosives-laden car, a bus and three motorcycles targeted a police station during a morning lineup.

Aden is the seat of Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which has been at war with the rebel Houthis who control the capital, Sanaa, and most of the country’s north.