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{{short description|Suicide car bombing}} |
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{{Infobox civilian attack |
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|title = August 2016 Aden car bombing |
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|type = Suicide car bombings |
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|fatalities = 71<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/is-suicide-bomber-kills-71-army-recruits-in-yemen/282979/|title='IS suicide bomber' kills 71 army recruits in Yemen |
|fatalities = 71<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/is-suicide-bomber-kills-71-army-recruits-in-yemen/282979/|title='IS suicide bomber' kills 71 army recruits in Yemen |newspaper=[[The Manila Times]] Online|publisher=|accessdate=9 October 2016}}</ref> |
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|injuries = 67+ |
|injuries = 67+ |
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|target = Pro-[[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi]] army recruits |
|target = Pro-[[Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi]] army recruits |
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{{Campaignbox Yemeni Crisis}} |
{{Campaignbox Yemeni Crisis}} |
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On the morning of August 29, 2016, |
On the morning of August 29, 2016, the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]] conducted a powerful car [[Suicide bomb|suicide bombing]] on an army camp in [[Aden]], [[Yemen]], killing 72 and wounding 67.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suicide Attack Kills Scores of Military Recruits in Aden, Yemen|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/30/world/middleeast/yemen-suicide-attack-aden.html?_r=0|accessdate=17 March 2017|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]}}{{subscription}}</ref> The attack took place as new military recruits were signing up in a local government school. Despite [[Al-Qaeda|Al-Qaeda's]] large presence in the area, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant were the only ones to claim responsibility for the bombing. |
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⚫ | ISIS claimed responsibility and referred to the bombing as a "martyrdom operation".<ref>{{cite web|date=29 August 2016|title=Isis suicide bomb attack kills at least 54 in Yemen|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/yemen-bombing-suicide-attack-leaves-at-least-45-dead-at-army-camp-in-aden-a7214781.html|accessdate=9 October 2016|publisher=|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Yemen: Death toll in ISIL's Aden bombing rises to 70|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/08/yemen-death-toll-isil-aden-bombing-rises-70-160830040441997.html|accessdate=9 October 2016|publisher=|newspaper=[[Al Jazeera]]}}</ref> |
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==Background== |
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The bombing was one of a series of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants, including Islamic State, in Yemen. The attacks were especially directed at soldiers, public defense workers, and recruits, as a consequence of the 18-month-old [[Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)|civil war]] between the Houthi movement and [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi|Hadi]]'s supporters. |
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==Incident== |
==Incident== |
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On 29 August 2016, recruits at an army training camp had queued in line for breakfast, which was brought into the compound by a truck. According to military sources, the recruitment was for the Yemeni and [[Saudi Arabian]] led coalition army, fighting the [[Huthi rebels]] at the northern border with Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/suicide-bomber-kills-45-in-attack-on-pro-government-militia-in-southern-yemen/2016/08/29/664638e8-6dc3-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html |
On 29 August 2016, recruits at an army training camp had queued in line for breakfast, which was brought into the compound by a truck. According to military sources, the recruitment was for the Yemeni and [[Saudi Arabian]] led coalition army, fighting the [[Huthi rebels]] at the northern border with Saudi Arabia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Islamic State attack on army recruits in Yemen kills 54|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/suicide-bomber-kills-45-in-attack-on-pro-government-militia-in-southern-yemen/2016/08/29/664638e8-6dc3-11e6-9705-23e51a2f424d_story.html|accessdate=17 March 2017|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}{{subscription}}</ref> |
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The suicide bomber, a suspected member of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]], entered the compound behind this truck. He then drove his vehicle into the gathering of people, blowing himself up in a suicide [[car bomb]] attack and killing himself. |
The suicide bomber, a suspected member of the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]], entered the compound behind this truck. He then drove his vehicle into the gathering of people, blowing himself up in a suicide [[car bomb]] attack and killing himself. |
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The blast also caused a roof to collapse, burying recruits beneath it.<ref>{{cite web |title=Action on Armed Violence |url=https://aoav.org.uk/2016/deadliest-terror-attack-aden-year-isis-suicide-car-bomb-kills-70-army-recruiting-centre/ |accessdate=30 August 2016}}</ref> |
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==Immediate consequences== |
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The large explosion collapsed the roof of a building, burying many people while causing damage to nearby buildings. Debris from the bombing was found all over the compound. At least 72 people were killed while at least 67 people were injured. |
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==Responsibility== |
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⚫ | ISIS claimed responsibility and referred to the bombing as a "martyrdom operation".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/yemen-bombing-suicide-attack-leaves-at-least-45-dead-at-army-camp-in-aden-a7214781.html| |
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== Reaction == |
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[[President of Yemen]], [[Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi]] condemned the bombing and called it a "cowardly terrorist act" of militants. Editor-in-Chief of [[Yemen Post]] [[Hakim Almasmari]] called the incident a massacre, while stating that it is the worst terrorist attack that has ever occurred in Aden. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |