2015 Aden car bombing
ISIL assassination of the governor of Aden, Yemen, and his entourage
| 2015 Aden car bombing | |
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| Part of Aden unrest and the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |
 Location of Aden Governorate in Yemen | |
| Location | Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
| Date | 6 December 2015 |
Attack type | Car bombing |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | Unknown |
| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant |
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On 6 December 2015, a car bomb attack killed Aden governor, Major General Jaafar Mohammed Saad, and his entourage. Saad's caravan was traveling to his office in a western district of Aden.[1][2][3]
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant Yemen branch claimed responsibility for the car bomb.[4][1][2] They described Saad as an oppressor and infidel and threatened further attacks in Yemen. The group stated that they detonated the bomb as Saad's convoy passed where the car was parked.[1][2]
The explosion was powerful and was heard from 10 km away.[5][4] Six bodyguards of Saad were killed and several people injured. Medics stated the victims bodies were unrecognizable. Photographs, supposedly of the attack, showed a burning, wrecked car.[4][2]
The Islamic State released a video under Aden-Abyan Province media, which the bombing was part of it.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c Osborne, Samuel (6 December 2015). "Yemen governor killed in Isis-claimed 'car bombing'". Independent New Agency. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Staff writer of Al Arabiya News (6 December 2015). "ISIS claims killing of Aden governor in Yemen". Al Arabiya News. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Westcott, Lucy (6 December 2015). "Islamic State Claims Responsibility After Yemen Official Killed by Car Bomb". Europe.Newsweek. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b c Mukhashaf, Mohammed (6 December 2015). "Yemen's Aden governor killed in car bombing claimed by Islamic State". Reuters. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ The Associated Press (6 December 2015). "kills Yemen governor, bodyguards in Aden". Triblive. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
External links
- Video of Car bombing of Aden governor
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