Yemen, June 7 -- A senior commander of Yemen's pro-government forces was killed in a roadside bomb attack targeting his convoy in the Red Sea province of Hodeidah on Saturday.

The force said the victim was Yahya Wahish, commander of its First Division. He was killed when an explosive device detonated as his convoy was traveling through the Al Khawkhah district in southern Hodeidah.

The statement said one of Wahish's escorts was also killed in the explosion, while two other escorts sustained injuries.

The National Resistance Forces blamed the Houthi group for planting the bomb. However, there was no immediate response from the Houthis, and no group had claimed responsibility for the attack.

The National Resistance Forces are led by Tar...