At least 42 people, mostly soldiers and one child, were killed when attackers launched four suicide car bombings at security targets in a major Yemeni city, two senior government officials told CNN.
The attacks occurred in Mukalla, a southeastern port city in Hadramaut province.
At least 30 people were injured -- all security officers except for five civilians, according to the two officials, both of whom are in the provincial governor's office.
One of the attacks targeted a military compound near a government intelligence building. The others targeted military checkpoints. A child walking near one of the checkpoints was killed.
The areas attacked had been mostly controlled by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula andd ISIS before government forces started a campaign against that group. AQAP and ISIS been responsible for least 40 attacks over the last three months alone in Hadramaut, the Defense Ministry said.
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