2021 Aden bombings
2021 Aden bombings | |
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Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |
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Location | Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
Coordinates | 12°49′32″N 45°02′11″E / 12.82556°N 45.03639°ECoordinates: 12°49′32″N 45°02′11″E / 12.82556°N 45.03639°E |
Date | 10 and 30 October 2021 |
Attack type | Car bombs |
Deaths | 18 |
Two car bombings occurred in Aden, Yemen, in October 2021.[1][2]
On 10 October 2021, a car bombing in Aden, Yemen, killed six people and wounded seven others.[1][2][3] The state news agency said the bomb was a terrorist assassination attempt which targeted the Governor of Aden Ahmed Lamlas and agriculture minister Salem al-Suqatri.[3]
On 30 October 2021, a car bombing near Aden International Airport killed at least 12 civilians and injured several others.[1][2] Prime Minister Mueeen Abdulmalek Saeed described it as a terrorist bombing.[1]
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