SANAA, Yemen — Militants set off a large car bomb outside a security headquarters in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden early Sunday before storming the compound and placing snipers on the roof, officials said, adding that at least five Yemeni soldiers were killed. Speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to brief reporters, the security officials said the militants had taken an unknown number of people prisoner inside the compound in Aden. They said Shallal al-Shayae, the security chief, was not inside the compound at the time of the attack. The Houthis said in a statement that the missile was launched in response to bombings that have killed civilians. The war has claimed more than 10,000 lives and driven the Arab world’s poorest country to the brink of famine.

Source: National Post November 05, 2017 06:06 UTC