The Governor of southern port city of Aden in Yemen, has been killed in an explosion. Officials say Jaafar Mohammed Saad and several aides died when their convoy was hit. Some sources say the blast was caused by a rocket propelled grenade.
Islamic State militants later claimed the attack. The group has a presence in Yemen, amid an ongoing civil war. Houthi rebels based in northern Yemen have seized much of the country, including the capital Sanaa.
Earlier this year, Aden was recaptured by government troops backed by a Saudi-led coalition. The latest violence came after the UN envoy to Yemen met President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in Aden yesterday, in an effort to bring eight months of civil war to an end.