A car bomb targeting the governor's convoy shook Yemen's southern port city of Aden on Sunday killing at least four people, a Reuters witness and a security source said.
Governor Ahmed Lamlas and agriculture minister Salem al-Suqatri survived the blast but at least four people were killed, the security source said. A Reuters witness saw two charred bodies at the scene.
Lamlas is secretary general of the Southern Transitional Council , a main separatist group which has vied with the Saudi-backed government for control of Aden and Yemen's wider south. Suqatri is also a member of the United Arab Emirates-backed STC, which has also seen infighting among its ranks.The government and the STC are nominal allies under a coalition led by Saudi Arabia which has been battling the Iran-aligned Houthi movement. Instability in the south complicates United Nations-led peace efforts.
The military alliance intervened in Yemen in March 2015 months after the Houthis ousted the internationally recognised government from the capital Sanaa.Reporting by Yemen team; writing by Ghaida Ghantous and Aziz El Yaakoubi; editing by David Goodman and Jason NeelySubscribe for our daily curated newsletter to receive the latest exclusive Reuters coverage delivered to your inbox.
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