Powerful explosion near presidential residence
A powerful explosion took place near the presidential residence located in El-Mukalla, Yemen.
According to the local military leadership, the car of an insurgent terrorist exploded. According to eyewitnesses, ITAR-TASS reports that the explosions left dozens dead and injured, while Reuters reports 26 deaths.
Yemen authorities have informed that there was nobody at the presidential residence and that no local terrorist grouping has assumed responsibility for the attack.
These days Yemen is seeing change of power after Abd Rabu Mansur Khad was elected president during the February 21 elections.
The oath ceremony will be held on February 27.
The new president has been elected for two years. In that period, the President must hold a national dialogue conference to set the new political system and develop a new Constitution, after which Yemen will hold parliamentary and presidential elections.
