ADEN, Yemen, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least 33 pro-government soldiers were killed and more than 40 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a military base near Aden's airport on Saturday, a security official told Xinhua.
""A suicide attacker targeted dozens of pro-government soldiers who gathered to receive their delayed salaries inside the Sulban military base near Aden's airport,"" the local security source said on condition of anonymity.
Initial reports indicate that at least 33 newly-trained soldiers were killed and more than 40 others injured in the suicide bombing that struck Saudi-backed Yemeni soldiers in Aden, the security source said.
Witnesses confirmed to Xinhua that ""a huge explosion struck the military base while hundreds of soldiers were standing in long queues to meet a military committee in the area.""
An intelligence source said that ""a suicide bomber apparently disguised with military uniform blew himself up among scores of soldiers who lined up around the base without any protection.""
Many ambulances were dispatched to the scene after the suicide blast, and heavy armored vehicles arrived in the scene.
The southern port city of Aden is the headquarters of Yemen's internationally-backed President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi and his government.
Aden witnessed several well-planned assassinations and armed attacks after Saudi-backed forces drove the Shiite Houthi rebels out from the strategic city in July 2015.
However, the newly-trained anti-terrorism troops supported by the UAE armored vehicles made substantial achievements in recent weeks, disabling several explosive material factories used by terrorists to manufacture car bombs in Aden.
In addition, several commanders of the Yemen-based al-Qaida branch were captured in successful raids conducted by the UAE-backed Yemeni forces in Aden and neighboring provinces.
Yemen, an impoverished Arab country, has been gripped by one of the most active regional al-Qaida insurgencies in the Middle East.
The Yemen-based al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), also known locally as ""Ansar al-Sharia,"" emerged in January 2009, claiming responsibility for a number of terrorist attacks against Yemen's army and governmental institutions.
The AQAP and the IS-linked terrorists took advantage of the security vacuum and ongoing civil war to expand their influence and seize more territories in southern Yemen.
Security in Yemen has deteriorated since March 2015, when war broke out between the Shiite Houthi group, supported by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and government forces backed by the Saudi-led Arab coalition.
Over 10,000 people have been killed in ground battles and airstrikes since then, many of them civilians.
" " Tigers at the Shanghai Wildlife Zoo in 2015. Photo: IC
A Beijing safari park where a visitor was killed by one tiger and another was left severely injured by a second has been temporarily closed.
Tigers in the Beijing Badaling Safari World in the city's Yanqing district attacked two women who got out of their car while driving through the tiger enclosure on Saturday.
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The Yanqing publicity department said in a statement that the safari park Homme Adidas Tennis HU Holi Festival Bright Vert Blanche Pas Cher , located beside the Badaling section of the Great Wall, has been closed and the local government is investigating the incident, The Beijing News reported.
A Badaling Safari World staff member confirmed with the Global Times on Monday that the park is awaiting further notice from the government.
Surveillance cameras captured the moment when a tiger dragged away the woman who had gotten out of her car.
The driver Homme Pharrell Williams x Adidas Human Race NMD HU Trail Rouge Bleu Pas Cher , later confirmed to be the woman's husband, then left the vehicle followed by the woman's mother in a failed attempt to rescue her. The mother was killed by another tiger, while her daughter was left severely injured.
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There was a child in the car who remained unharmed, said The Beijing News.
On Monday afternoon a park staff member denied rumors that the tigers involved have been put down, The Mirror reported.
Ignored warnings
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Visitors to the park are allowed to drive their own vehicles through areas filled with the animals, including predators, park staff told the Global Times.
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If anyone violates the rules they are responsible for what happens, Wang quoted the statement as saying.
She also said there are signs and patrol cars which warn visitors to be careful.
A Weibo user, surnamed Zhang Adidas Futurecraft 4D Pas Cher , told the Global Times that he went to the safari park last winter, and there were warning signs posted everywhere in the tiger enclosure. Also visitors are notified when they are entering or leaving the tiger enclosure.
Park responsibility
According to the Beijing Youth Daily, at least four people have been killed by the park's tigers and an elephant since 2012.