Houthis strike Yemen’s Aden airport after evacuation warning

Yemen’s Houthis attacked Aden airport on Wednesday, government officials said, ​after the Iran-aligned group warned people to evacuate the facility as fighting escalated in the impoverished country ‌caught in the wider Middle East conflict.

The Houthis, who control the capital Sanaa and most of northwestern Yemen, have repeatedly targeted Aden airport in ​the past. Residents said explosions had also been heard elsewhere in the city before the warning was issued.

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