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At least 30 killed in Houthi drone, missile attack on Yemen airbase
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SANA'A, 30 August 2021, (TON): At least 30 soldiers were killed and more than 65 injured on Sunday in an attack by the Iran-backed Houthi militia on a military base in southern Yemen.
A ballistic missile followed by two explosives-laden drones struck a barracks housing about 50 troops at Al-Anad air base in Lahj province, 70 km north of Aden.
Medics described a chaotic scene as soldiers carried their wounded colleagues to safety, fearing another attack.
Most of the wounded were taken to the nearby Ibn Khaldun hospital, where many were in critical condition with third-degree burns. Graphic video footage from the scene showed several charred bodies on the ground.
One of the survivors, soldier Nasser Saeed “we were able to shoot down one drone. Many were killed and wounded.”
Hospital spokesman Mohsen Murshid said all its resources were needed to cope with the wounded. “We have called on the entire staff, surgeons and nurses, to come in,” he said. “We also know that there are still bodies under the rubble.”
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