Home Politics A violent explosion at Yemen’s Aden airport and gunfire have killed 22 people and injured more than 50 people.
A violent explosion at Yemen's Aden airport and gunfire have killed 22 people and injured more than 50 people.

A violent explosion at Yemen’s Aden airport and gunfire have killed 22 people and injured more than 50 people.

by YCPress

December 31st – A violent explosion occurred at Yemen’s Aden International Airport on the 30th. According to the latest news from foreign media, 22 people were killed and more than 50 injured were reported.

According to a Russian satellite news agency, at about 13:00 local time on the 30th, members of the newly formed Yemeni government returned to Yemen’s temporary capital Aden by special plane from Saudi Arabia.

Just as the special plane arrived at Aden Airport, a big explosion broke out at Aden Airport, causing chaos at the airport. Witnesses said that after the plane landed, gunfire also heard from the airport. According to the report, there were no casualties among the cabinet members of Yemen’s new coalition government that arrived at the airport at that time.

After the explosion at Yemen’s Aden airport, Yemeni Minister of Information Elyani said on social media that the explosion at Aden airport on the afternoon of the 30th local time was the work of the Houthi in Yemeni and reaffirmed the safety of all cabinet members.