Britain on Thursday condemned the bomb attacks in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, urging all parties in the country to "work constructively" to implement the cease-fire deal signed between the government and Shiite Houthi group.

"I condemn this morning's bomb attack in Tahrir Square... I offer my condolences to the families and friends of those killed and injured," British Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood said in a statement.

"I also condemn the continued attacks against Yemeni security forces across the country, including those in Hadramawt today, " Ellwood added.

About 32 people were killed in a suicide bombing in Yemen's capital on Thursday morning, police and witnesses said.

A suspected al-Qaida terrorist detonated explosives near Shiite Houthi militants who were gathering for protests in downtown Sanaa, leaving about 32 people killed and dozens wounded, police and witnesses told Xinhua.

Also on Thursday, a suicide car bombing struck a Yemeni army checkpoint in the turbulent southeastern province of Hadramout, killing at least 12 soldiers, a provincial police source said.

"The political transition in Yemen must not be allowed to fail, and I reiterate the UK's support for President Hadi and for all parties working constructively to implement the Peace and National Partnership Agreement, and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) Initiative and Implementation Mechanism," Ellwood urged.

"I also remind those attempting to disrupt Yemen's political transition of the international community's increasing willingness to act under UN Security Council Resolution 2140," the British minister warned.

On Sept. 21, the government and Shiite Houthi group signed a cease-fire deal in Sanaa, both agreeing to stop fighting in the capital, nominate a prime minister within a week and form a technocrat government within a month.

However, the Houthi group refused to hand over towns and cities seized in the previous weeks and has taken over almost all state institutions in Sanaa since then. Enditem

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