a car bomb explosion has killed at least five Yemeni soldiers in the coastal city of Aden, officials say.Several others were injured in the explosion that rocked as troops with supplies were preparing to leave for the nearby province of Abyan.
Officials said they were sent to fight against al - Qaeda linked militants.
Yemen has been full of political unrest for months, including clashes in the South among the security forces and Islamic militants.
Aden, the strategic southern port city, has generally remained calm despite the unrest in neighboring southern provinces.
The opposition parties in Yemen have tried to prevent the return of President Ali Abdullah Saleh of Saudi Arabia, which has been recovering from injuries sustained in an attack on the Presidential Palace in June.
United States and Yemen officials have repeatedly expressed concern that al - Qaeda linked militants have taken advantage of a vacuum of power in Sanaa to expand their operations.
Protesters have called for the expulsion of the veteran President in massive street protests since January.
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