Iran condemns Aden airport attack in Yemen

On Dec 31, 2020 11:01 PM

A video grab shows the moment an ordnance hit the Aden Airport on December 30, 2020, shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government. - Explosions rocked Yemen's Aden airport on Wednesday shortly after the arrival of a plane carrying members of a new unity government, an AFP correspondent at the scene said. "At least two explosions were heard as the cabinet members were leaving the aircraft," the correspondent said. Yemen's internationally recognised government and southern separatists formed a new power-sharing cabinet on December 18, and arrived in the southern city of Aden on Wednesday, days after being sworn in Saudi Arabia. (Photo by - / AFPTV / AFP) (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images)

SANAA. Dec. 31 (YPA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry on Thursday condemned the deadly attacks that targeted Aden’s airport in southern Yemen.

“Continued foreign aggression and the occupation of Yemeni soil are the key contributors to instability, as well as a lack of order and law enforcement, and have jeopardized Yemen’s territorial integrity,” spokesman of Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said in a statement.

The spokesman expressed condolences to the victims of the attack and asked “all parties” to end the conflict by returning to political negotiations.

Tehran’s response came after Hadi’s prime Minister, Moeen Abdul Malik, on Thursday accused Iranian experts of contributing to the attack on Aden airport, Southern Yemen.

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