2 projectiles have struck the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden, an official and an air traffic controller say

Two projectiles struck the airport in the Yemeni port city of Aden on Friday night. The incident was confirmed by local officials and an air traffic controller, marking the second such attack on the facility in less than one week.

Local police have attributed the strike to Iran-backed Houthi rebels. The attack follows a pattern of recent hostilities targeting the airport, which serves as a critical piece of infrastructure in the ongoing conflict within Yemen.