At least two killed, six injured in attack near Yemen’s presidential palace in Aden, AP reports

• At least two people were killed and six others injured in an attack targeting Maashiq Palace in Aden, according to a Yemeni official cited by the Associated Press.
• The official reported multiple explosions near the palace hill and its security gate, while a government official said officials in Aden were safe.

At least two people were killed and six others injured in an attack targeting Maashiq Palace in Aden, southern Yemen, the Associated Press reported, citing a Yemeni official.

An unnamed security official told the agency that at least two explosions occurred on the hill near the palace, while two other blasts were reported near the security gate.

A Yemeni government official told the Associated Press that many leaders of the country’s government were living in exile, adding that officials currently in Aden were safe.

The circumstances surrounding the attack and the identities of those killed or injured were not immediately clear.