Three coordinated Islamic State bomb attacks on Monday killed 38 people in the Southern port city of Mukalla in coastal region of Yemen.
Officials say the militants struck at sunset as soldiers were preparing to break their day-long fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
At least 35 people died in Yemen after launching triple bomb attacks in the country’s south-eastern city of Mukalla.
The attacks also injured 24 people, involved a suicide bomber, a car bomb and an improvised explosive device.
An offshoot of Al-Qaeda controlled the port city but was recaptured in April by Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forces.
Islamic State militants claimed responsibility for the attacks via their online news agency, Amaq.
The first explosion occurred as an attacker detonated his suicide vest at a checkpoint on Mukalla’s western approaches.
The second blast came from a bomb-laden car at the military intelligence headquarter and the final one was an improvised explosive which went off as the soldiers were about to begin their evening meal.
The Yemeni security officials believe the attacks was caused by the rivalry between Al-Qaeda and Islamic State.
