A homemade bomb blast struck a regular patrol of the pro-government forces in Yemen’s oil-rich province of Shabwa on Saturday, killing a military officer and a soldier, a government official told Xinhua.
“The explosion is caused by an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) targetting a patrol of Shabwa’s defense troops when it was passing by a public market in Ataq, capital of Shabwa,” the local government source said on condition of anonymity.
The explosion that rocked the area also injured two soldiers and a number of civilians gathering in the area, according to the source.
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Source: XINHUANET