Wednesday December 30, 2020

At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded, a security source told Reuters.

PM Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and cabinet members reportedly escaped unharmed and were taken to a presidential palace.

The information minister said the blasts were the result of a "cowardly terrorist attack" by Houthi rebels.

They are supposed to be allies in the civil war against the Houthi movement, which controls the capital Sanaa and much of north-western Yemen.

Yemen has been devastated by a conflict that escalated in 2015, when a Saudi-led coalition of Arab states launched a military operation to defeat the Houthis and restore President Hadi's rule.

The fighting has reportedly left more than 100,000 people dead; triggered the world's worst humanitarian disaster, with millions on the brink of famine; and left the country even more vulnerable to the Covid-19 pandemic.