Explosions hit Saudi military camp in Aden, commanders reportedly killed, wounded

ADEN, Oct. 02 (YPA) – Several Saudi and foreign military commanders were killed or wounded in explosions inside Al-Buraiqah military camp in Aden, southern Yemen, sources familiar with the matter said.

The cause of the explosions remains unknown.

The sources said the explosions rocked what they described as the largest Saudi military camp in Aden, leaving several people dead and wounded.

Saudi and foreign military commanders were among the casualties, although their identities have not been disclosed, according to the sources.

The final casualty toll remains unclear, amid a lack of official information.

The explosions reportedly hit weapons depots and destroyed dozens of modern military and armored vehicles that Saudi Arabia had brought in for the so-called emergency forces through the Al-Abr road over the past two weeks.

The sources added that some of the wounded were taken to hospitals in Aden, while those critically injured were evacuated by air to Saudi Arabia.

They said Sanaa forces were being blamed for the explosions, although Sanaa had not issued any official comment on the incident as of Friday.

Separately, eyewitnesses said the explosions occurred after air defenses intercepted several unidentified drones over Al-Buraiqah.

Following the incident, Saudi-backed forces reportedly moved military vehicles and equipment out of the camps and deployed them along main and secondary roads and in residential neighborhoods.

The explosions were reportedly met with widespread public approval in southern Yemen, with some residents viewing them as retaliation for a Saudi airstrike on Al-Khasha’a earlier this year that targeted forces affiliated with the Southern Transitional Council (STC).

The strike reportedly killed nearly 500 STC personnel and wounded about 600 others.

The developments come as residents of Aden and other southern provinces continue to step up protests demanding an end to what they describe as Saudi tutelage.

Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia continues to detain dozens of political figures and place them under house arrest under the pretext of the so-called “South-South dialogue,” which has been underway since January.

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