Houthi Forces in Yemen Launch Missile Attack on Aden, Including Civilian Airport
Xinhua News Agency, Kuwait City, October 16 (Reporter Yin Zhao) Sana'a/Aden reports: The Houthi-controlled Masirah TV reported on the 16th that the organization launched missile attacks again on Saudi targets in Yemen's temporary capital, the southern city of Aden. The internationally recognized Yemeni government condemned the Houthi attacks on Aden's civilian airport.
According to Masirah TV, citing senior military officials from the Houthis, the organization launched missile strikes that day on the "Saudi military command and weapons depot" located within the Bader military base near Aden International Airport. The report did not provide further details.
Earlier that day, a local government security official told Xinhua reporters that two missiles fell near Aden International Airport, while a third struck a military base in the Buraiqa area of western Aden, close to the Saudi-led coalition command.
Xinhua reporters near the scene heard three loud explosions and saw multiple ambulances heading towards the attacked area.
Yemen's Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani issued a statement on social media on the evening of the 16th, saying that a Yemen Airways passenger plane was preparing for takeoff at Aden International Airport when two missiles fired by the Houthis landed near the aircraft, with passengers and crew members escaping unharmed.
The statement said that the passenger plane was scheduled to fly from Aden to Cairo, Egypt, and the two missiles landed about 500 meters from the aircraft and approximately 100 meters from the middle of the runway. The statement condemned the attack on the civilian airport, stating that it severely violated international law.
On the 15th, the Houthis fired six ballistic missiles at the presidential palace located in Aden, resulting in five deaths and 16 injuries.
Houthi forces launched missile attacks on Saudi targets in Aden on October 16, 2023, hitting near the international airport and a military base. Two missiles landed close to a Yemen Airlines passenger plane preparing for takeoff, but no injuries were reported among passengers or crew. The Yemeni government condemned the strikes, which also included previous attacks resulting in casualties.
- Houthi forces launched missiles at Aden, targeting a military base and a civilian airport.
- Two missiles landed near Aden International Airport, narrowly missing a passenger plane.
- The Yemeni government condemned the attacks as violations of international law.
- Previous missile strikes by Houthi forces resulted in casualties, including 5 deaths and 16 injuries.
- The attacks occurred on October 16, 2023.