Saudi-led warplanes bomb Yemen capital airport
Shiite Huthi rebels inspect damage done by air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition at the international airport in Sanaa, on May 5, 2015 (AFP Photo/Mohammed Huwais)Warplanes from the Saudi-led coalition struck Sanaa\’s international airport on Saturday, shortly after authorities in the rebel-controlled Yemeni capital said it would reopen to receive humanitarian aid, witnesses said.
The runway was hit by two missiles, witnesses said, a day after the civil aviation authority in Sanaa announced it would temporarily reopen the airport, which has been targeted frequently by air strikes.
Earlier Saturday, warplanes hit a nearby airbase, following a night of intensive bombardment of Shiite Huthi rebel positions in their northern stronghold of Saada.
Saudi Arabia on Friday announced a humanitarian ceasefire in Yemen starting May 12, but has vowed to step up retaliatory strikes on the rebels, which it accuses of launching cross-border attacks on the kingdom.
SOURCE: AFP
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