Blast, gunfire heard at Aden airport after plane carrying new government lands - witnesses

Loud blasts and gunfire were heard at Aden's airport shortly after a plane carrying the newly-formed Yemeni government arrived from Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, witnesses said. The cabinet members, including Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik, were transferred safely to the city's presidential palace, the witnesses and Saudi media said.

There were no immediate reports of casualties.