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Smoke rises following an explosion that hit Hotel Al Qasr in Yemen's city of Aden on October 6, 2015. Image Credit: AP

Aden, Yemen: At least 15 servicemen who belong to the Arab coalition fighting Al Houthi rebels were killed in bomb attacks in the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday, the official news agency WAM reported.

Sources and eyewitnesses said that explosions on Tuesday targeted the headquarters of the Yemeni government and a number of military forces affiliated with the Arab coalition.

The attacks "resulted in the death of 15 of its (coalition) servicemen along with a number of Yemeni resistance personnel," it said.

The UAE Armed Forces announced that four Emiratis were martyred in Aden. The announcement comes following procedures to identify the soldiers.

The General Command of Armed Forces extended its heartfelt condolences to the families of the martyrs and prayed to Allah Almighty to rest the souls of the martyrs in Paradise.

WAM reported a number of people were also injured among the military personnel.

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