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Blast and gunfire at Aden airport in Yemen sees 16 killed after plane carrying new government lands
At least 16 people have been killed and 60 more wounded in an attack on Aden airport in Yemen, a security source said, shortly after a plane carrying a newly formed cabinet arrived from Saudi Arabia.
Key points:
- The source of the blast was not immediately clear
- There were no reports of casualties among the Government delegation
- Yemen’s new Saudi-backed Government is at war with Iran-allied Houthi rebels
The source of the blast was not immediately clear and no group claimed responsibility for attacking the airport.
Loud blasts and gunfire were heard at the airport shortly after the plane arrived, witnesses said.
No one on the Government plane was hurt, but officials at the scene said they saw bodies lying on the tarmac and elsewhere at the…
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