A dawn car bombing claimed by ISIL hit the finance ministry of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government on Wednesday, killing two guards and wounding four, a security source said.
In a statement on its Amaq propaganda arm, ISIL claimed the "detonation of a parked explosive-laden vehicle" outside the ministry building in Yemen's second city Aden, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group reported.
Aden serves as the headquarters of the Yemeni government. Despite a Saudi-led military intervention launched in March 2015, the capital Sanaa and much of north of the country remain in the hands of the Houthi rebels.
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The power vacuum has allowed both Al Qaeda and its rival ISIL to bolster their presence in Yemen, particularly in the government-held south.
Aden has been hit by a spate of bombings that have killed hundreds of people, some claimed by Al Qaeda and some by ISIL.
With US-backing, the Saudi-led coalition has expanded its campaign in Yemen to battle the extremists in the south, but they retain control of parts of the mountainous and desert interior.
