Explosion Rocks Aden, Yemen: Houthis Claim Ballistic Missile Strike on Military Camp

A powerful explosion was heard in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Wednesday, according to an Al Jazeera journalist and a police official. Smoke was observed rising near the Aden airport, which is under the control of the internationally recognized Yemeni government. Al Jazeera’s Maha Ali, reporting from Taiz, stated that the Houthi group launched a ballistic missile targeting Aden airport. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree claimed responsibility, announcing that the group had targeted the Saudi-led coalition’s “military operation room at the Badr Camp in Aden with a ballistic missile.” Saree asserted that the strike was “precise and direct.”