A Yemeni man walks at an empty qat market in the southern Yemeni port city of Aden.(Photo: SALEH AL-OBEIDI, AFP/Getty Images)
At least 45 people were killed Monday in two suicide bombings in Yemen targeting young men who wanted to join the army, according to media reports.
At least 20 people died when one of the bombers attacked<span style="color: Red;">*</span>young men waiting<span style="color: Red;">*</span>to join the army near the Badr base in the southern port city of Aden, AFP reported.
The Associated Press said at least 25 people were killed when a second bomber detonated his explosive vest among a group of recruits waiting outside the home of an army commander. <span style="color: Red;">*</span>AFP however reported that the second explosion went off inside the base, causing an unknown number of casualties.
Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State<span style="color: Red;">*</span>have claimed responsibility for a number of attacks on government forces since<span style="color: Red;">*</span>Shiite rebels known as Houthis were driven out of Aden in July. The Houthis still control the capital of Saana.
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