Yemen's Health Minister: 5 killed, 16 injured in Houthi militia attack on Ma'ashiq Palace in Aden

Aden, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- Yemen’s Minister of Health, Dr. Qasim Bihihib, announced on Thursday that five workers at the Presidential Complex in the Maashiq area of Yemen’s interim capital, Aden, were killed and 16 others were injured in a missile attack launched by Houthi militias against the official seat of the government.

In a statement published on his official Facebook account, Bihihib said the victims were members of the security detail and civilian employees working at the site, noting that the attack constituted a targeting of state institutions and their personnel. He affirmed that the Yemeni government would continue its duties and work among citizens despite the attack on its official headquarters.

Earlier on Thursday, the Yemeni government condemned the Houthi militia’s targeting of the Maashiq Presidential Complex in the interim capital of Aden with missiles and drones, which resulted in the death and injury of several security personnel and workers at the complex. It reiterated its commitment to continuing its operations from Aden. (End) S.N.S./M.M.J