[국제]Missile attack at Yemen airport…25 killed and 110 wounded

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At least 25 people were killed and 110 were injured in four suspected terrorist missile attacks at an airport in Aden, southern Yemen during the civil war.

The newly formed Yemeni government ministers were allegedly attacked against the planes on board, but the ministers were safe.

Reporter Lee Dong-hun.

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Welcome crowds at Aden Airport in southern Yemen.

We welcome new ministers from Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh to Aden, the temporary capital of the Yemeni government.

When the plane lands, Prime Minister Main Abdulmalik and other Yemeni ministers get off the trap, and a strong explosion is heard.

People start to jump in surprise and black smoke rises.

Three more missiles fell behind people fleeing over the runway.

The Yemeni government says at least 25 people were killed and 110 people were injured in the attack.

Prime Minister Main and other new ministers safely escaped the airport and took refuge in the Presidential Palace.

It is reported that there have also been additional attacks using drones at the Presidential Palace.

Prime Minister Main said he would face it with determination, claiming that it was the work of the pro-Iran-oriented Hooty rebels.

[마인 압둘말리크 / 예멘 총리 : 정부는 아덴에 계속 남아 국민이 지지하는 과업과 행동을 수행해 나갈 것입니다. 이는 산처럼 굳건할 것입니다.]

Earlier, the Yemeni government and southern separatists formed a new power allocation cabinet mid-month.

International Red Cross agents and reporters were also killed or injured, while Western countries and other Arab countries criticized the attack at Aden as “unacceptable acts of violence.”

This is YTN Dongheon Lee.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]

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