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Satellite imagery reveals damage to Sanaa airport runway after strike to block Iranian plane
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Satellite imagery reveals damage to Sanaa airport runway after strike to block Iranian plane
Yemeni government forces bombed Sanaa airport's runway to prevent an Iranian Mahan Air flight carrying a Houthi delegation from landing, diverting it to Hodeidah.
- Satellite images from Airbus and Planet show damage to the main runway in three spots and the parallel runway in one spot, with engineering equipment repairing the damage.
- The Yemeni defense ministry called for the evacuation of Sanaa airport and warned it would act against any plane entering Yemeni airspace in violation of procedures.
- The ministry announced its forces struck the runway to prevent the Iranian plane from landing, while Houthi-run Saba news agency attributed the attack to Saudi Arabia and the United States.
- The Mahan Air flight, carrying a Houthi delegation, departed Tehran and landed in Hodeidah after the runway was hit; UN assistant secretary-general Khaled Khiari expressed concern about escalating conflict.
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