13 February 2015, 13:27 GMT
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Two explosions were heard Friday in Yemen's eastern Hadhramaut province, a local source told Sputnik news agency.
The first blast went off outside an airport in the city of Seiyun, a stronghold for the local al-Qaeda militant group known as al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The explosion was followed by clashes between al-Qaeda fighters and Yemeni security services.
The second explosion erupted on a road between Seiyun and the town of Shibam to the northeast when a drone strike hit a moving car, eyewitnesses said.
The source in Yemen told Sputnik no reports of casualties were immediately known.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon warned on Thursday of a rise in the number of al-Qaeda attacks in Yemen, and urged the reestablishment of legitimate authority in the country following a Houthi takeover earlier this year.
In January, the Houthi opposition group forced Yemeni President Abd Mansour Hadi and the Cabinet from power, creating a security vacuum in the country.
