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At least 22 people were killed and 50 injured on Wednesday in

an attack that sparked three explosions at Aden airport

in southern Yemen upon the arrival of the newly formed Yemeni Unity Government with southern separatists.

The

internationally recognized Yemeni Executive

, whose members emerged unscathed from the attack, attributed it to the

Houthi rebels

, with whom it has been at war since the end of 2014, although they disassociated themselves from the aggression by showing solidarity with the victims and condemning what they called as "mercenary factions".

Eyewitnesses told Efe that

two of the explosions were registered in the main terminal and the third at the entrance of the airport

at the moment in which the plane with the ministers of the new Government formed on December 18 with the participation of the secessionists.

At that time, there were a

large number of journalists and security personnel at the airport

to receive the new Executive, so the attack was recorded by several television channels.

The images disseminated by these show that

the explosions occurred when the ministers were disembarking from the plane

and a plane shows what appears to be a missile hitting the airport and causing one of the explosions.

The cameramen then recorded columns of black smoke coming out of the airport terminal, a large hole in the asphalt caused by one of the explosions and several people lying on the ground at the entrance of the terminal.

CONDEMNS TO ATTACK

The Yemeni Interior Ministry said in a statement on its website that it is working with the international coalition of Arab countries that support the Government in its fight against the Houthis

"to determine the type of these projectiles and to know the magnitude of the damage caused by the impact

.

"

In that same note, it indicated that "the number of fatalities in the attack on the Aden airport amounted to 22 and another 50 people were injured, including

civilians, airport workers and people who came to receive the

legitimate

government

."

Prime Minister

Maeen Abdelmalik Saeed

condemned through his Twitter account "the cowardly terrorist act" and considered that "it is part of the war being waged against the Yemeni State and its great people."

The Yemeni Information Minister,

Muamar al Eryani

, directly accused

the Houthi

rebels, and stated that what happened will not prevent members of the Executive from carrying out their "national duty", because their "blood and soul is not more precious than the Yemenis. "

The Interior Ministry also spoke of a "treacherous act perpetrated by the Houthi militias."

THE HUTIES UNMARK

However, from

the Houthi government, which controls part of the west and north of the country, including the capital, Sana'a

, from which it expelled President Abdu Rabu Mansour Hadi six years ago, the only reaction has come from the Deputy Foreign Minister,

Hussein. al Ezzat

, who unmarked the movement of the attack in a message on his Twitter account.

"We sympathize with the families of the victims and strongly condemn all mercenary factions for not feeling responsibility for the lives of innocent people, wishing that they settle their accounts far from civil and public facilities," he said.

For his part,

the UN special envoy for Yemen, Martin Griffiths, condemned the attack and lamented the death and injuries suffered by "many innocent civilians"

and stressed that this "unacceptable act of violence is a tragic reminder of the importance for Yemen to quickly return to the path of peace. "

Also the Government of the

United Arab Emirates

, which supports the separatists in southern Yemen, condemned the attack, which, it said, shows "the danger that the region faces from the Houthi coup and the efforts of these militias to undermine security and stability in the region. "

The

Yemen war

pits the Houthis, an Iranian-backed Shiite movement, with the internationally recognized government of Rabu Mansour Hadi, which is supported by a coalition of Arab countries led by Saudi Arabia but has also had to confront the Council's separatists. Southern Transitory (CTS), supported by the United Arab Emirates.

The legitimate Government and the CTS signed an

agreement in November 2019 for a ceasefire and the formation of a joint Government

, but its fulfillment was delayed until August 18, when the president, exiled in Saudi Arabia, announced the formation of an Executive that includes five ministers (of a total of 24) of the separatists.

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