Yemen warplane mistakenly bombs, kills 30 soldiers

Sanaa: Yemeni medical and military officials on Sunday said a government warplane had mistakenly bombed an army position in the country's south, killing at least 30 soldiers.

The officials said that the bombing took place on Saturday evening in the southern Abyan province amid fighting with militants.

They added that the soldiers of the army's 119th brigade were stationed at an abandoned school just outside the capital of Abyan province, Zinjibar.

Militants linked to al Qaeda control Zinjibar.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to release the information.