ISIS suicide attack kills 25 Yemeni police recruits

At least 25 Yemeni police recruits have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in the port city of Mukalla.

Sunday’s attack on a police compound was orchestrated by the Islamic State. The group posted a message online claiming responsibility for the attack and claimed that around 40 people died in the blast.

#ISIS suicide bomber responsible for the attack on police headquarters in #Mukalla, #Yemen which killed 25+ today. pic.twitter.com/7q4s95TXPU

— Vsevolod Tkachenko (@vsevolod_tk) May 15, 2016

According to reports, the victims were lining up to register before a militant detonated the bomb.

Medical and security sources say dozens were injured in the melee. This is the second attack in the city in less than a week.

The increasing Islamist militant threat has led the Houthis, a rebel group and the Yemeni government to embark on peace talks now under way in Kuwait.

Mukalla was until recently a hub for al Qaeda before the insurgent group was driven out by Yemeni forces backed by a Saudi-led coalition.

Reuters