Improvised Explosive Device Kills Delivery Driver, Wounds Houthi Guard in Sana'a

A young man working as a motorcycle delivery driver was killed and a Houthi security element was injured following the detonation of an improvised explosive device (IED) outside a police station gate in the capital city of Sana'a.

Local sources reported on Sunday that the victim, identified as Bakil Murshid Al-Ashwal, died instantly from injuries sustained when an explosive device, concealed within a delivery package he was transporting unknowingly, detonated upon his arrival at the gate of a police station in the Al-Jaraf district. The explosion resulted in his immediate death and wounded one of the station's personnel.

Sources close to the Al-Ashwal family indicated that the deceased had been forced to take up employment in Sana'a to support his family after the militia suspended his father's salary.

Tragically, the victim’s mother had arrived in Sana'a the previous day from her hometown in Al-Saddah district, Ibb Governorate, to visit him, as he was unable to join his family for the Eid holiday. She received news of his death before she had the opportunity to see him.

The Houthi authorities have maintained strict silence regarding the incident, issuing no official statement. This has fueled speculation that the explosion may be part of an ongoing series of internal liquidations and hidden factional conflicts within the militia's ranks.