20 soldiers killed in suspected al-Qaeda attack in south-east Yemen

At least 20 soldiers were killed and 15 injured in Yemen on Thursday when a suicide car bomber attacked a security outpost in a south-east province.

The attack took place at Mukalla in Hadarmout province just hours after a bomb hit the capital Sana’a killing nearly 70 people.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attack in Mukalla, although the province is a stronghold for al-Qaeda militants who have waged a campaign of violence against government targets.

Video footage of the attack’s aftermath was broadcast on local television.