2021 Aden bombings

2021 Aden bombings
Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)
LocationAden, Aden Governorate, Yemen
Coordinates12°49′32″N 45°02′11″E / 12.82556°N 45.03639°E / 12.82556; 45.03639
Date10 and 30 October 2021
Attack type
Car bombs
Deaths18

Two car bombings occurred in Aden, Yemen, in October 2021.

On 10 October 2021, a car bombing in Aden, Yemen, killed six people and wounded seven others. The state news agency said the bomb was a terrorist assassination attempt which targeted the Governor of Aden Ahmed Lamlas and agriculture minister Salem al-Suqatri.

On 30 October 2021, a car bombing near Aden International Airport killed at least 12 civilians and injured several others. Prime Minister Mueeen Abdulmalek Saeed described it as a terrorist bombing.