Car bombing hits motorcade of high-ranking official in Yemen's Aden

STORY: Car bombing hits motorcade of high-ranking official in Yemen's Aden DATELINE: July 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:55 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of the site of the car-bombing attack in Aden STORYLINE: A car bomb explosion struck a motorcade of a high-ranking security official in Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Wednesday afternoon, a government official told Xinhua. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through the main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. The source said that the explosion killed at least five guards and two pedestrians, and destroyed an armored vehicle of the official's convoy. The security commander who was apparently the main target escaped the attack as he was sitting in another armored vehicle, according to the source. Following the attack, local security fo

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Security forces inspect the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on June 29, 2022. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 29, 2022 shows the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

YEMEN-ADEN-CAR BOMBING

(220629) -- ADEN, June 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Security forces inspect the car bomb explosion site where a motorcade of a Yemeni high-ranking security official was struck in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, on June 29, 2022. "The car bomb blast hit the convoy of General Saleh Al-Sayd, commander of the Security forces in the neighboring southern province of Lahj when his motorcade was passing through a main street near Aden's airport," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. (Photo by Murad Abdo/Xinhua)

Senior commander killed in booby-trap attack in Yemen's Aden

STORY: Senior commander killed in booby-trap attack in Yemen's Aden DATELINE: March 25, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:57 LOCATION: ADEN, Yemen CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: various of the sitevarious of street view STORYLINE: A deadly booby trap bomb attack in southern Yemen's Aden killed a high-ranking military commander of the Yemeni army and three bodyguards on Wednesday, a government official told Xinhua. The booby-trapped vehicle "targeted a motorcade of General Thabit Jawas while he was passing near a security checkpoint in the northern parts of Aden," the local government source said on condition of anonymity. The four people were killed on the scene amid the powerful explosion, he noted. Jawas leads the pro-government military forces in the country's southern provinces, particularly in Aden, Lahj, and other neighboring cities, he said. Earlier on Wednesday, witnesses told Xinhua that an exchange of gunfire occurred following the explosion that was heard in various neighborhoods of Aden