Yemen's Houthis call for immediate evacuation of Aden airport

Passengers wait for their flights at Aden Airport in Aden — Fawaz Salman DUBAI/ADEN, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on Wednesday called on people to evacuate immediately from the international airport in Aden, where the internationally recognised, Saudi-backed government is based.Houthi spokesperson Yahya Saree said in his 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. The Houthi militia, which controls the capital Sanaa in the north, has repeatedly struck the airport, a humanitarian lifeline and gateway for southern Yemen.Explosions were heard in Aden before the Houthi warning, residents in the city told Reuters. (Reporting by Nayera Abdallah, Mohammed Ghobari, Reyam Mokhashef; Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Andrew Heavens) This one's on us. The story doesn't end here. Our correspondents are already on the next chapter. Read everything they file, from $2/week. See Offers