Rockets strike key Yemen airport a day after reopening
Aden
Aden's international airport, a vital aid supply artery for war-torn south Yemen, came under rocket fire yesterday, a day after it reopened following nearly four months of fierce fighting.
Katyusha rockets were fired at the facility as a Saudi military plane was delivering 20 tonnes of humanitarian aid, officials said.
Three rockets hit close to the landing strip as the cargo plane, the second to land at Aden since Wednesday, was still on the tarmac, airport security chief Abdullah Qaed said.
Qaeda accused Shia Huthi rebels of attacking the plane, adding that a further volley of seven rockets struck around the airport once the aircraft had taken off again.
"These Katyusha rockets were fired by the Huthis and fighters of Ali Abdullah Saleh," Yemen's former leader, he said.
Most of the rockets struck ground around the airport, causing minimal damage, and two crashed on a nearby road, officials and residents said.
Aden airport was among the first areas to be recaptured by the loyalists, who are benefiting from the support of forces trained and equipped by the coalition.
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