Dozens Killed In Yemen Attacks

A car bombing attack struck a police station on Thursday in Aden's neighborhood of Sheikh Othman (Picture: PA images).

Yemen's southern city of Aden has been shaken by double attacks as a missile fired by rebels hit a military parade and suicide bombers blasted a police station.

At least 51 people are believed to have been killed in the deadliest day in nearly two years in the de facto capital of the US and Saudi-backed side in Yemen's civil war.

Most of the dead came from the missile strike, which struck a parade of newly graduated fighters belonging to a militia loyal to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), known as the Security Belt, according to officials.

Among the dead was a senior commander in the militia, Monier al Yafie, also known by his nickname Aboul Yamama, a security official told reporters.

The earlier attack at the police station in the central Omar al-Mokhtar neighborhood of Aden, was believed to have been carried out by Islamic militants.

The violence left at least 56 people wounded.

The Houthis claimed responsibility for the missile strike in a statement on their website by a military spokesman, Brigadier General Yehia Sarea. He said Houthis had fired a medium-range ballistic missile at the parade.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the police station attack.