Around 200 casualties among pro-Saudi factions in camp explosions, Shabwa

SHABWA, Oct. 19 (YPA) – Approximately 200 personnel from pro-Saudi factions were killed or wounded on Monday following a series of violent explosions inside Al-Alam Camp, north of Ataq city, the capital of Shabwa Governorate.

Well-informed local sources reported that three consecutive explosions rocked the camp in a terrifying manner, coinciding with the morning assembly of the pro-Saudi recruits.

According to preliminary estimates, the explosions resulted in about 50 deaths and more than 155 injured among the recruits. The blasts triggered a state of alert and panic across the area as the evacuation of the wounded to hospitals in Ataq continued.

YPA