An "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) element rammed an explosives-laden car into an army recruiting centre in north Aden on Monday (August 29th), killing 71 people, AFP reported.
Although the complex was locked as recruits registered inside, the attacker drove in when the gate was opened for a delivery vehicle, officials said.
Witnesses said some recruits were buried when a roof collapsed after the blast, which left a gaping hole on the building's facade.
Debris was scattered around the complex and nearby buildings were damaged.
The assault killed at least 71 people and wounded 98, medical sources told AFP.
They could not immediately verify whether all those who died were army recruits.
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said on Twitter that its hospital in Aden "received 45 dead and at least 60 wounded" following the explosion.
ISIL claimed the bombing via its Amaq news agency.
