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40 killed in Yemen suicide attack

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Update: 2016-08-29 04:31:44
40 killed in Yemen suicide attack Photo Courtesy: BBC

DHAKA: At least 40 people have been killed in a suicide bombing at a military facility in the southern Yemen city of Aden, officials say.

A training camp, or compound used by the pro-government Popular Resistance militia, was hit, reports say.

The attack comes amid a fresh push to end Yemen’s 17-month-old war between Saudi-backed government and rebels.

The UN says more than 6,600 people, mainly civilians, have been killed in the fighting, reports the BBC.

Some 2.5 million Yemenis have also been displaced.

It is unclear who was behind Monday's attack, though bombings in the southern port city are often carried out by militants from al-Qaeda or so-called Islamic State (IS).

Medical sources speaking to the media said the death toll was at least 60, but this has not been confirmed.

The agency also reported that the attack was a suicide car bombing.

Meanwhile, the government and rebels have responded positively to a new Gulf-backed initiative to end the conflict.

The plan, announced last week by the US, calls for the withdrawal of Shia Houthi rebels from the capital, Sanaa, and talks on forming a unity government.

The rebels said they were prepared to restart negotiations, provided the Saudi-led coalition stopped attacking and laying siege to territories held by them.

The latest round of peace talks in Kuwait collapsed earlier this month.

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