Two explosions heard at Yemen's Aden airport

People could be seen running from explosions which struck the airport in the southern Yemeni city of Aden Wednesday, as a plane carrying the newly formed Cabinet landed there, according to security officials.

Initial reports said at least four people were killed and dozens were wounded.

The source of the blasts was not immediately clear and no group claimed responsibility for the explosions.

No one on the government plane was hurt but officials at the scene said they saw bodies lying on the tarmac and elsewhere at the airport.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

Yemeni Communication Minister Naguib al-Awg, who was also on the government plane, told The Associated Press that he heard two explosions, suggesting they were drone attacks.

Yemeni Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed and the others were quickly whisked away from the airport to the Mashiq Palace in the city.

Mohammed al-Roubid, deputy head of Aden’s health office, told the AP that at least four people were killed in the explosion. He said dozens were wounded but did not elaborate.

The ministers were returning to Aden after being sworn in last week as part of a reshuffle following a deal with rival southern separatists.

Yemen’s internationally recognized government has worked mostly from self-imposed exile in the Saudi capital of Riyadh during the country’s years-long civil war.

(Image Credit: AP)