Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen

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Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Aden airport as fighting intensifies in Yemen

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Yemen's Houthi movement called for an immediate evacuation of Aden airport, claiming that a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons was present. The warning comes as fighting intensifies; Saudi authorities had not immediately commented.

DUBAI/ADEN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Wednesday called on people to evacuate immediately from the airport in Aden, where the internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government is based. Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said in a post on X that the evacuation was due to what he said was the presence there of a Saudi military cargo aircraft carrying weapons. There was no immediate comment from Saudi authorities.

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