Yemeni police troops managed to defuse a bomb near an army base in the southern port city of Aden on Tuesday, a military official told Xinhua.

Experts of the bomb detection and disposal squad defused an improvised explosive device at the back of the air forces headquarters in Aden, the local military official said on condition of anonymity.

"An improvised explosive device near the headquarters of the air forces was successfully removed and detonated at a safe location," the military official said.

Militants of the Yemen-based al-Qaida wing were likely behind the botched terrorist operation, according to the official.

The Yemeni troops defeated al-Qaida fighters in Abyan in May 2012 and recaptured several cities after months of deadly battles.

Backed by international community, the Yemeni transitional government has been waging large-scale offensive on terrorist groups to restore security and reinforce government control after the militants took advantage of 2011 political turmoil in the Arab country to control large areas in the southern regions. Endi

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