At least 16 people, including four Indian nurses were killed when gunmen opened fire at an elderly care home in Aden in Yemen. The care hiome was attacked by four gunmen, who first killed the security guard, and then fired randomly at residents.
The Islamic State is being blamed for the attack, though no group has claimed responsibility. The IS has been gaining ground in Aden in the past few months. Aden was declared the temporary capital, since Sanaa remains in the hands of Huthi rebels since September 2014.
In September last year, six Indians were killed after their boat was hit in Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen. The six were among the seven who were initially reported missing when two boats, ‘Mustafa’ and ‘Asmar’, carrying a total of 21 Indian nationals, came under aerial attack on September 8.
Also in September, at least 29 people were killed and many others wounded in a suicide bomb attack in Sanaa.
India does not have an embassy in Yemen. It was shut down in April after evacuation of its nationals.
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