| 2016 Yemen Police bombings | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |
| Location | Mukalla, Hadhramaut Governorate, Yemen |
| Date | 15 May 2016 |
| Target | Security forces |
Attack type | Suicide bombing |
| Deaths | 47+ (+1) |
| Injured | 60+ |
| Perpetrators |  Islamic State - Yemen Province |
| Motive | Terror |
On 15 May 2016, a suicide bombing in the southern Yemeni port city of Mukalla, the capital of the Hadhramaut province, killed at least 47 police and injured over 60.[1] The bombing was preceded by an attack, where 15 Yemeni troops were killed in attacks on army positions outside Mukalla. ISIL said, one of its militants blew up a vehicle, packed with explosives, in an army base in the Khalf district at the city's eastern outskirts.[2]
- ^ "At least 47 police killed in bomb attacks on Yemen port city recaptured from al-Qaeda". The Telegraph. Agence France-Presse. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "IS bombs kill 47 Yemen police in former Qaeda bastion". Retrieved 15 July 2016.