Initial reports: airstrikes target Sanaa, Yemen
Published May 22nd, 2025 - 07:48 GMT
ALBAWABA - initial reports claimed that airstrikes were reported in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa, Israeli news outlet Ynet said on Thursday.
A video allegedly showing smoke rising into the sky and a person in the background saying "they attacked Sanaa Airport" was posted on the X platform.
In the clip shared online, a person was saying that an airstrike targeted Sanaa Airport, and then he turned the camera as travellers were seen next to a plane.
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