ADEN, Feb 16 (NNN-YPA) – An explosion, caused by a booby-trapped car, struck yesterday, a convoy of Yemen’s Defence Ministry, in the country’s northern oil-rich province of Marib.
“A number of military trucks, belonging to the Saudi-backed Yemeni government, were bombed by a booby-trapped car, while passing through the road in Al-Wadi district in Marib,” a local military source said, on condition of anonymity.
The source confirmed that the explosion did not result in human losses, but destroyed the trucks loaded with weapons, belonging to the pro-government forces in Marib.
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombing, and the Ministry of Defence of the internationally-recognised Yemeni government, has not officially commented on the incident.
The Yemeni Ministry of Defence, which is currently based in Marib, is facing repeated armed attacks by the Houthi rebels, who are attempting to capture the whole province, that includes key oil and gas fields.– NNN-YPA
