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2 missiles strike the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, officials say
Officials said the strike was the second on the airport in less than a week and came within 500 meters of a departing Yemenia Airways flight.
Two missiles struck the airport in Aden, Yemen, on Friday night, according to police, though there was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.
Police blamed Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the strike, marking the second such attack on the facility in less than a week.
Projectiles hit an area of the airport hosting a military unit aligned with the Saudi-backed government, though officials reported no casualties from the strike.
This incident followed a strike on a palace complex in Aden the previous night, which has served as Yemen's government seat since 2015.
Fighting escalates in the latest front of the war involving Iran, with Houthis having attacked both neighboring Saudi Arabia and the Saudi-backed government.