Members of the newly formed Yemeni government office, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, were met with a loud explosion shortly after his plane landed on Wednesday in the city of Aden, in what an officer is calling an “attack. cowardly terrorist executed by Iran-backed Houthi Militia. ”
A local security source told Reuters that three mortars hit the airport terminal, killing at least five people and wounding dozens more. No government officials were among the injured, according to reports.
Video of the incident broadcast on a television channel started with a loud explosion when people were leaving an airplane, causing viewers to start running. Smoke can then be seen coming from the airport terminal building, followed by the sound of gunfire. Then the feed is cut.
The dust rises after explosions hit Aden airport with the arrival of the newly formed Yemeni government in Aden on 30 December. (Reuters)
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Images of the scene also shared on social media showed debris and broken glass scattered near the airport building and at least two lifeless bodies, one of them charred, lying on the floor. In another image, a man was trying to help another man whose clothes were torn off the floor.
A Yemeni government official later blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels for committing violence.
“We assure the people of our great people that all members of the government are well and affirm that the cowardly terrorist attack carried out by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia against Aden airport will not prevent us from fulfilling our patriotic duty and that our blood and soul will not fail. will be more precious than the blood of Yemenis, “wrote Muammar Al-Eryani, Minister of Information, Culture and Tourism, in a tweet.
“We have mercy on the souls of the martyrs and wish the wounded a speedy recovery,” he added.
People react when the dust rises after the explosions hit Aden airport.
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The government of Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, supported by the Saudis, is at war with Iran’s allied Hutile rebels, who control most of northern Yemen, as well as the country’s capital, Sanaa.
Last year, the Houthis fired a missile at a military parade of newly trained fighters from a militia loyal to the UAE at a military base in Aden, killing dozens.
The delegation was returning to Aden after being installed last week as part of a reshuffle following an agreement with rival separatists from the south backed by the United Arab Emirates. Yemen’s internationally recognized government has worked mainly since self-imposed exile in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, during the country’s civil war of years.
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President Hadi, in exile in Saudi Arabia, announced a cabinet reshuffle earlier this month.
The remodeling was seen as an important step in closing a dangerous divide between his government and southern separatists.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.