Attack At Aden Airport As Government Plane Arrives Kills 27

 

Arab News: 27 dead, dozens wounded in deadly attack on Aden airport 

 * Terrorist attack occurred as new government flew in from Riyadh 

 * Prime minister, Saudi ambassador taken to safety in presidential palace 

AL-MUKALLA: Terrorists declared war on Yemen’s fledgling democratic government on Wednesday with a deadly attack on Aden airport as members of the new administration flew in from Riyadh.

At least 27 people were killed and 40 injured in a series of explosions just outside the airport’s main hall while the aircraft’s passengers were disembarking. 

A local security source said the building was hit by three mortar shells, and Yemen's information minister Muammar Al-Eryani accused Iran-backed Houthi militias of carrying out the attack. 

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 More News On Today's Attack At Aden Airport 

Yemen airport blasts kill 26 as government plane arrives -- AFP 

Yemen war: Deadly attack at Aden airport as new government arrives -- BBC 

The moment a missile 'launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels' slams into Yemen airport killing 26 minutes after the new government landed in capital -- Daily Mail 

Aden airport blasts kill 26 in attack 'directed at Yemen government' -- The Guardian 

Yemen: Deadly blast as new government arrives at Aden airport -- DW 

Rebels attack Yemen airport as new gov't cabinet ministers arrive -- UPI 

Yemen’s PM condemns ‘treacherous, cowardly’ Aden airport attack -- Al Jazeera