Story highlights After the bombing, militants raid a base, leading to hours of clashes

The attack in Aden leeaves eight others injured

Sanaa, Yemen (CNN) A suicide car bomber attacked a checkpoint near a military base in southern Yemen on Wednesday, killing 25 soldiers, local security officials said.

The attack in Aden left eight others injured, according to three local security officials. It targeted a checkpoint outside the Al Solban military base.

After the bomb, a group of militants raided the base, leading to hours of clashes from within the facility. Dozens of rocket-propelled grenade rockets were launched at the base.

The attackers were dressed as government soldiers, allowing them to seize control of a military building inside the base, officials said.

"Majority of the government troops were not inside the base at the time of the attack and were celebrating the Muslim Eid holiday with their families," a senior Aden security official said.

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