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Car explosion rocks Yemen's Aden-based Ministry of Finance

World Materials 29 November 2017 09:25 (UTC +04:00)
A fierce car bomb rocked Yemen’s Aden-based Ministry of Finance early on Wednesday
Car explosion rocks Yemen's Aden-based Ministry of Finance

A fierce car bomb rocked Yemen’s Aden-based Ministry of Finance early on Wednesday, residents confirmed, The NEW Arab reports.

The explosion, which was heard across the coastal city, caused considerable damage to the building in the Khormaksar district of the temporary capital.

Surrounding residential buildings caught fire during the attack, local reports said.

No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack and casualties remain unknown.

Earlier this month, twin Islamic State group attacks brought an abrupt end to a period of relative calm in Aden, where the Saudi-backed Hadi government has been based since being driven out of the capital Sanaa by Houthi rebels in 2014.

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