Twenty-two killed in attack on Aden airport after new Yemen cabinet lands
A military vehicle is seen on the tarmac as dust rises after explosions hit Aden airport, upon the arrival of the newly-formed Yemeni government in Aden, Yemen December 30, 2020. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman reuters tickers
This content was published on December 31, 2020 - 02:21
December 31, 2020 - 02:21
By Mohammed Mukhashaf
ADEN (Reuters) - At least 22 people were killed and dozens wounded in an attack on Aden airport on Wednesday, moments after a plane landed carrying a newly formed Saudi-backed cabinet for government-held parts of Yemen.
Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik said all members of the cabinet were fine . But the attack underlined the difficulties facing a government intended by Saudi Arabia to unite two of its allies in the war against the Iran-aligned Houthi movement.
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A local security source said three mortar shells landed on the airport s hall.
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At least five people were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack on Aden airport, shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed government for Yemen arrived from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday.
Loud blasts and gunfire were heard at the airport shortly after the plane arrived, witnesses said, Reuters wrote.
The cabinet members including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, as well as Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Said al-Jaber, were transferred safely to the city s presidential palace, the witnesses and Saudi media said.
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Terrifying footage has captured the moment a missile exploded at a Yemeni airport shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed government for Yemen arrived from Saudi Arabia, in what officials are calling a cowardly attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
At least 26 people were killed and dozens more wounded in the attack on Aden Airport earlier today as gunfire rang out following the blast.
Spectators, media and security personnel who had gathered to see the plane s arrival are seen running for cover as the initial blast that hit the airport s hall.
Cabinet members including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, as well as Saudi Ambassador to Yemen Mohammed Said al-Jaber, were transferred safely to the city s presidential Mashiq Palace.