Yemeni leaders led a sombre ceremony yesterday to mark the country's National Day, scaling back celebrations a day after a suicide bombing killed nearly 100 soldiers in a rehearsal for a military parade.

President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, along with senior military commanders, government officials and foreign diplomats, took part in a small, symbolic parade inside Sanaa's Aviation Academy.

Mr Hadi sat behind a bulletproof glass shield with his armoured car parked nearby.

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