The attack targeted Al-Maashiq Palace, which serves as the headquarters of the government backed by Saudi Arabia. Yemen’s Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said the Houthis fired five missiles at the complex.
\n\nAt least four people were killed and 10 others injured after Yemen’s Houthi movement launched a missile attack on the presidential palace complex in Aden, the interim capital of the country’s internationally recognised government, on Thursday, October 15, according to government military sources cited by AFP.
\n\nThe country’s prime minister and other cabinet members present at the palace were unharmed, according to officials cited by Reuters. Witnesses reported hearing several loud explosions in the vicinity, while smoke was seen rising from the area.
\n\nHouthis Claim Attack On Saudi Military Operations Headquarters
\n\nThe Houthi movement said it had targeted what it described as a Saudi military operations headquarters inside the palace complex, along with weapons depots.
\n\nThe group’s military spokesperson, Yahya Saree, said the strike was part of its declared policy of targeting Saudi military deployments in Yemen. The claims about the specific targets could not be independently verified by Reuters.
\n\nThe attack marks a further escalation in the conflict between the Houthis and forces supporting Yemen’s internationally recognised government…
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