SANAA, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A series of explosions were heard Thursday near the headquarters of the First Armored Division led by a defected commander against former President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, witnesses said.
Several missiles were seen fired randomly into the air from the compound of the First Armored Division and hit neighboring residential areas.
Huge black cloud was seen above the blast site near General Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar's headquarters. There were no immediate reports of casualties.