Yemen's Iran-backed movement said it launched missile and drone attacks Thursday on a military parade in Aden, the seat of the Saudi-backed government, killing several people including a commander.
A Reuters witness saw nine bodies on the ground after an explosion hit a military camp belonging to Yemeni forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, which is a member of the Arab military coalition battling the Houthis.
A pro-government military source said a commander was among those killed.
"The blast occurred behind the stand where the ceremony was taking place at Al-Jalaa military camp in Buraiqa district in Aden," the witness said. "A group of soldiers were crying over a body believed to be of the commander."
The Houthi's official channel Al-Masirah TV said the group had launched a medium-range ballistic missile and an armed drone at the parade, which it described as being staged in preparation for a military move against provinces held by the movement.
The parade "was being used to prepare for an advance on Taiz and Dalea", Masirah cited a Houthi military spokesperson as saying.
In a separate attack in another district of Aden Thursday, an explosives-laden car blew up at a police station killing three soldiers, a security source said.
It was not clear if the incidents were related. Previous car attacks in Yemen have been carried out by Islamist militant groups like Al-Qaeda.
Reuters
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