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ADEN, Yemen, July 18 (Xinhua) -- Suicide bombers attacked two military checkpoints in Yemen's southeastern province of Hadramout on Monday, killing at least 10 pro-government soldiers, a security official told Xinhua.
One bomber drove his explosive-laden car into the military checkpoint located in main western entrance of Mukalla city, Hadramout's provincial capital, causing the death of four soldiers and injury of many others.
The second bomber detonated his car in an attack targeting another military checkpoint in the same area, killing six soldiers, according to the Yemeni source.
A source with the Ibn Sina Public Hospital in Hadramout told Xinhua that more than 29 soldiers were injured in the two bombings.
The death toll was expected to rise further due to some critical injuries, the Yemeni officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the latest suicide bombings that struck Hadramout province, former bastion of al-Qaida militants.
However, the Yemen-based al-Qaida offshoot and the Islamic State group used to launch similar suicide bombings against Yemeni army and security forces in the past weeks.
Last month, the Yemen-based affiliate of the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a series of suicide bombings that struck military posts and an intelligence compound in Hadramout, leaving more than 48 killed.
The fragile security situation in the country has deteriorated since March 2015 when war broke out between the Shiite Houthi group, supported by former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and the government backed by a Saudi-led Arab coalition.
