"Yemeni Transport" Reveals Details of Houthi Attack on Aden Airport with Two Ballistic Missiles

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The Yemeni Ministry of Transport announced that Aden International Airport was targeted at dawn today, Wednesday, by two ballistic missiles and drones launched by the Houthi militia, aiming at the airport runway and the passenger terminal.

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The ministry stated that one of the missiles fell near the airport runway just minutes before the landing of Yemenia flight number 603 coming from Cairo, prompting the authorities to cancel its landing and redirect it to Jeddah.

It added that the airport was simultaneously witnessing the presence of passengers and employees preparing for a flight to Jeddah at three o'clock in the morning, in addition to two aircraft belonging to Yemenia Airlines and Aden Airlines on the ground at the airport.

According to the statement, the authorities evacuated the two aircraft from the danger zone, and also evacuated the airport building of employees and passengers, coinciding with the observation of several drones in the skies over Aden.