Bomb attack kills at least 26 in Yemen
YEMEN: A car bomb in southern Yemen claimed at least 26 lives, reported officials.
The blast struck outside a presidential palace in the city of Mukalla, in Hadramawt province.
Elite republican guards were among the dead.
The attack came after Yemen’s new President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi took the oath of office, replacing Ali Abdullah Saleh, who resigned after months of protest against his rule.
On Tuesday Hadi was elected in a single-candidate poll which was marred by violence in the south of the country. Nine people died in the clashes.
The election followed a deal brokered by Yemen’s neighbours to end the crisis.
On Monday Saleh will formally hand over power in a ceremony.
An unnamed military official said the vehicle which exploded was a pick-up truck driven by a suicide bomber, AFP news agency reported.
The palace is guarded by the elite troops, who are under the command of Ali Abdullah Saleh’s son, Ahmed, AFP said.
(source-bbc)
