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May 24, 2016

Yemen: ISIS Bombing Kills 40 Army Recruits; Cluster Bomb Found in Village
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In Yemen, ISIS has claimed responsibility for an explosion that killed
at least 40 Yemeni army recruits in the southern city of Aden. The
attack hit recruits as they lined up to enlist. Aden serves as the
temporary capital of the Saudi-backed Yemeni administration, which is
fighting Houthi rebels. Meanwhile, a British-made cluster bomb has been
found in a Yemeni village, bolstering reports the Saudi-led, U.S.-backed
coalition fighting the Houthis has been dropping the banned weapons.
Amnesty International found the unexploded bomb in northern Yemen.
Cluster bombs contain bomblets which fan out over a wide area and often
fail to explode until civilians pick them up later.
Topics:Yemen

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