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20 People dead as massive explosions rock Yemen airport

TIL Desk/World/Aden/ Three massive explosions struck the Aden airport in Yemen just minutes after the arrival of a new power-sharing government from Saudi Arabia, leaving at least 20 people dead, according to local officials.

An official of Aden’s local government told that “nearly 20 people, mostly civilians, were killed and more than 65 others left injured as a result of the airport’s explosions” on Wednesday.

He said that many of the injured people were transferred to different local hospitals in the southern port city of Aden. Three coordinated explosions struck the main halls of the Aden International Airport as scores of local officials were gathering to welcome members of the new power-sharing government arriving from Saudi Arabia.

All members of the new power-sharing government including the country’s Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik were transferred safely to the presidential palace following the blasts that occurred while their plane was just landing.

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