Houthis Launch Missile Attack on Yemen's Presidential Palace, Summit Postponed

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Clashes continue between Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels and Saudi Arabia, which intervened in the Yemeni civil war. This time, the Houthi rebels have fired a missile at the Yemeni government's presidential palace.

Reporter Noh Yujin has the details.

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Black smoke rises from the presidential palace in Aden, the southern city serving as the provisional capital of the Yemeni government.

Local time on October 15, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a missile attack on the presidential palace of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.

The Houthi rebels claimed that the attack targeted an operations command center inside the presidential palace directed by Saudi military officers.

While the attack caused major chaos as residents in the area rushed to evacuate, the Yemeni prime minister and other cabinet members inside the presidential palace complex were reportedly unharmed.

Meanwhile, the Saudi-led coalition announced on October 15 local time that Yemen's Houthi rebels have launched 20 attacks in October alone against King Khalid International Airport in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

These attacks have resulted in 17 deaths and 333 injuries.

[Turki al-Maliki / Spokesperson for the Saudi-led coalition: The attacks utilized 10 drones, 4 ballistic missiles, and 4 cruise missiles. In addition, 2 unidentified projectiles were also used.]

The coalition added that Houthi rebel attacks on Abha Airport, located in southwestern Saudi Arabia near the Yemeni border, killed 3 people and injured 28 others.

As attacks targeting Saudi Arabia continue, a summit between the European Union and Gulf nations has also faced disruptions.

With the persistent threat from Houthi rebels and the prolonged suspension of operations at King Khalid International Airport, the summit scheduled to be held in the Saudi capital of Riyadh on October 24 has been postponed indefinitely.

[Video Editing: Yu Mira]
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