Death toll rises as Yemen blasts kill up to 30 at airport
A deputy minister of public works was killed, and two other vice ministers were wounded in the attack, which has been blamed on Iran-backed Houthi rebels
Aden — Multiple explosions and gunfire rocked Yemen’s Aden airport on Wednesday as a new cabinet flew in from its refuge in Saudi Arabia, killing about 30 people and wounding more than 50, according to the Aden health ministry.
The Al-Masdar news website said a deputy minister of public works was killed, and two other vice ministers were wounded in the attack in the southern port city, which Al Hadath TV said took place as cabinet members prepared to step off the plane. They had returned to Aden amid a heavy security presence and were whisked to their headquarters at the presidential palace after the assault...
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