Islamic State suicide bombing kills 40 army recruits in Yemen's Aden.

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EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: WE ARE UPDATING THIS SCRIPT WITH A TRANSLATION OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE ISLAMIC STATE SCREENSHOT AT SHOT 6. An attack claimed by Islamic State kills 40 army recruits as they line up to enlist in the port city of Aden, the temporary capital of Yemen's government. SHOWS: ADEN, YEMEN (MAY 23, 2016) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. PEOPLE GATHERED AT SITE OF BOMBING 2. VARIOUS OF DAMAGED CAR, DEBRIS AND SHOES ON GROUND 3. VARIOUS PEOPLE BY BOMB-DAMAGED CAR 4. SANDAL ON GROUND 5. VARIOUS OF BLOODIED CAP AND BOOT INTERNET (SOCIAL MEDIA WEBSITE - ACCESS ALL) (MUTE) 6. SCREENSHOT OF ISLAMIC STATE WEBSITE SHOWING CLAIM OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADEN BLAST, READING (Arabic): HEADLINE: "More than 30 apostates have perished in a martyrdom operation on a soldiers' recruitment center in the area of Khor Maksar in Aden." BODY OF STATEMENT: "In a security operation that God has facilitated, the martyrdom-seeking brother Abu Ali Al Adani, may God accept him, set off towards the house of the commander of the Badr military base, used by the apostate Yemeni army as a recruitment centre, in the Khor Maksar district in central Aden, where our knight detonated his explosive belt amid a crowd of infidel soldiers, harvesting more than 30 and injuring dozens, followed by an explosive device that detonated at the entrance of the Badr military base, which led to the demise and the wounding of a number of infidel soldiers. And thanks and gratitude be to God." STORY: A suicide car bombing claimed by Islamic State killed at least 40 army recruits and injured 60 others in the Yemeni city of Aden on Monday (May 23), medics said, in one of the deadliest attacks yet on the beleaguered government. The attack occurred as the recruits lined up to enlist for military service at the home of a senior general in the Khor Maksar district of Aden, officials said. The port city serves as the temporary capital of Yemen's Saudi-backed administration while it seeks to seize back the capital Sanaa from the armed Houthi group. In a written statement posted to its social media accounts, Islamic state said the attack targeted "the apostate Yemeni army" and named the attacker as Abu Ali al-Adeni. A bomb planted at the gate of a nearby army base detonated afterwards but caused no casualties, local officials said. The attacks follow gains by Yemeni government forces backed by the United Arab Emirates, who mounted an offensive on al Qaeda militants in southern towns beginning last month.