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| Governor of Aden in Yemen killed in explosion, say officials | Governor of Aden in Yemen killed in explosion, say officials |
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| Yemeni security officials say a huge explosion has killed the governor of the city of Aden and six of his bodyguards. | Yemeni security officials say a huge explosion has killed the governor of the city of Aden and six of his bodyguards. |
| The officials say Gaafar Mohamed Saad was travelling to his office in a convoy on Sunday morning when the attack took place in the Rimbaud area of the southern port city. Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the blast. | |
| The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to brief the media. | The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to brief the media. |
| Pro-government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition drove Shia Houthi rebels out of Aden earlier this year. A local al-Qaida affiliate has exploited the chaos of Yemen’s conflict to seize territory in the country’s south and east, and has a growing presence in Aden. | Pro-government forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition drove Shia Houthi rebels out of Aden earlier this year. A local al-Qaida affiliate has exploited the chaos of Yemen’s conflict to seize territory in the country’s south and east, and has a growing presence in Aden. |
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