Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia expressed condolences to the victims of the missile attack on the airport of Aden, Yemen and called for a thorough investigation of the attack. This is stated in the message published on site a> MFA.
“We proceed from the assumption that the daring attack on the Aden airport confirms the need for an early comprehensive political settlement of the protracted political and military crisis in Yemen,” Russian diplomats stressed. The Foreign Ministry recalled that a number of terrorist groups operate in the country, including cells banned in Russia Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State.
Previously RIA Novosti it became known that at least two employees died as a result of the attack of the International Committee of the Red Cross , two more are reported missing.
A powerful explosion thundered in the arrivals hall of Aden airport in Yemen at the time of the arrival of the new government. Authorities said the Ansar Allah Houthi rebels were behind the attack on the airport, and the movement denied the accusations. According to the latest data, 22 people were killed in the attack, another 50 were injured. The officials were not hurt.