STC militia threatens to blow up passenger terminal at Aden airport

ADEN, Jun. 28 (YPA) – A member of the UAE-backed  Southern Transitional  Council (STC) Militia  on Monday threatened to blow up the passenger terminal at Aden International Airport.

Abdulraqib al-Omari, the director of Aden airport, which is under coalition control confirmed that a member of the airport guard battalion affiliated with STC  stormed the passenger terminal and threatened to detonate a bomb he was carrying in his hand, without giving reasons.

In a memorandum submitted to the Hadi Government’s Aviation Authority, he noted that the “STC” battalion has not complied with regulations and laws, leading to a disaster that threatens to withdraw international flight reception permits by ICAO Aviation.

Air navigation experts considered that the incident would be recorded in the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as an incident that threatened the security of flights and could lead to the withdrawal of Aden Airport’s licence to receive international flights.

Aden airport was attacked by rockets and mortars as Hadi’s government arrived at the airport from Riyadh at the end of December, leaving between 100 people dead and wounded, amid mutual accusations between the STC and Islah party.

E.M