Houthis attack Yemen's Aden, say Saudi strikes kill 16

RIYADH, Oct 24: Yemen's Houthis said on Saturday they attacked the southern city of Aden, the interim seat of the Saudi-backed government, after accusing Riyadh of killing 16 people in strikes on capital Sanaa and a Red Sea port city.

Saudi Arabia and the internationally recognised Yemeni government have come under sustained attack from the Iran-backed Houthis, shifting the focus of the wider Middle East war that erupted with US-Israeli strikes on Iran in February.

The Saudi-led coalition said earlier on Saturday it had intercepted two missiles targeting Saudi cities Taif and Yanbu in the kingdom's west, before explosions were heard in Aden, the home of the government that Riyadh supports in the years-long civil war.

The Houthis quickly claimed the attack, saying they targeted a naval base and military camp overseen by Saudi forces.�" AFP