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[Yemen official says Houthi armed forces attacked the presidential palace in Aden, killing three people] October 16, a Yemeni government official said on the 15th that the Houthi armed forces launched six ballistic missiles at the presidential palace in Aden, the temporary capital of southern Yemen, on the same day, killing at least three security personnel and injuring six others. The official said the attack occurred as Yemeni Prime Minister Shaya Mohsen Zindani was chairing a government meeting at the presidential palace attended by most cabinet members and other officials. Local residents in Aden said they heard six violent explosions near the presidential palace, followed by thick smoke rising from the area. Houthi armed spokesman Yahya Saraya later issued a statement saying that the attack on the "Saudi Enemy Military Operations Command" in Aden "falls within the established category and is a legitimate strike." (CCTV News)
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