UN aid ship targeted by shelling near Aden

Ship forced to turn back.

UN aid ship targeted by shelling near Aden

Aden (AFP) – A UN-chartered ship loaded with humanitarian supplies bound for Yemen was targeted by shelling as it approached the country’s main southern port of Aden on Sunday, an official said.

The provincial government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, blamed Shiite Huthi rebels who control several neighbourhoods in Yemen’s second city for not allowing the ship to dock at Aden’s port, which is controlled by pro-government fighters.

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