14 are killed in Yemen explosion

Aden - Yemeni officials yesterday put at 14 the final death toll from a powerful blast that ripped through a crowded marketplace…

Aden - Yemeni officials yesterday put at 14 the final death toll from a powerful blast that ripped through a crowded marketplace in central Yemen early on Saturday afternoon.

Police investigating the blast said it had probably occurred when dynamite sticks self-ignited at a warehouse, destroying the building and several others near it.

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