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| Yemen Explosions Hit an Aden Hotel and Building Used by Foreign Soldiers | |
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| AL MUKALLA, Yemen — A hotel housing members of Yemen’s government in the southern city of Aden was the site of at least two explosions early Tuesday, although senior officials in the government were not injured, according to two military officials. | AL MUKALLA, Yemen — A hotel housing members of Yemen’s government in the southern city of Aden was the site of at least two explosions early Tuesday, although senior officials in the government were not injured, according to two military officials. |
| Another explosion hit a building in Aden used by soldiers from the United Arab Emirates, said one of the military officials, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sayf, but the number of casualties was not known. | Another explosion hit a building in Aden used by soldiers from the United Arab Emirates, said one of the military officials, Maj. Gen. Ahmed Sayf, but the number of casualties was not known. |
| There were conflicting reports about the source of the explosions at the hotel, Al Qasr, but General Sayf said they had been caused by car bombs: The first detonated at the gate of the hotel, and the second exploded in the garden. | There were conflicting reports about the source of the explosions at the hotel, Al Qasr, but General Sayf said they had been caused by car bombs: The first detonated at the gate of the hotel, and the second exploded in the garden. |
| The attacks demonstrated the security challenges for the government as it seeks to re-establish itself in Yemen after months of exile in Saudi Arabia. | The attacks demonstrated the security challenges for the government as it seeks to re-establish itself in Yemen after months of exile in Saudi Arabia. |
| The government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi was forced from power this year by the Houthi rebels who control Sana, the capital. | The government of President Abdu Rabbu Mansour Hadi was forced from power this year by the Houthi rebels who control Sana, the capital. |
| An Arab military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that has been fighting the Houthis for more than six months recaptured Aden from the Houthis in July. | An Arab military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that has been fighting the Houthis for more than six months recaptured Aden from the Houthis in July. |
| The coalition, which includes the United Arab Emirates, has tried to consolidate its control over Aden and surrounding provinces and to rebuild the city after months of brutal fighting that destroyed neighborhoods and critical infrastructure. | The coalition, which includes the United Arab Emirates, has tried to consolidate its control over Aden and surrounding provinces and to rebuild the city after months of brutal fighting that destroyed neighborhoods and critical infrastructure. |
| The city is still facing persistent threats from an array of armed groups vying for influence, including hard-line Sunni Islamists, as well as from the Houthis and their allies. | The city is still facing persistent threats from an array of armed groups vying for influence, including hard-line Sunni Islamists, as well as from the Houthis and their allies. |
| There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the two attacks. The most senior government official in Aden, Khaled Bahah, who serves as prime minister and vice president, was safely evacuated from the hotel after the bombing, officials said. | There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the two attacks. The most senior government official in Aden, Khaled Bahah, who serves as prime minister and vice president, was safely evacuated from the hotel after the bombing, officials said. |