At least 17 Yemeni civilians were killed and seven others injured in a roadside bomb blast in the country’s southern province of al-Dhalea on Monday.
According to the police source, the blast occurred in Qatabah district of al-Dhalea province when civilian vehicles running along a main road touched off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists.
Local medical sources confirmed that the violent explosion resulted in the killing of 17 civilians.
A local government official blamed the al-Qaida militant group for planting the IED in the district of Qatabah in an obvious attempt to blow up military vehicles passing through the area.
“The al-Qaida terrorists apparently planned to target the pro-government forces by IED but they failed and killed innocent civilians,” the government source said.
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Source: Xinhua Net.