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The conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi-backed government has escalated in recent days.
Several loud bangs are said to have been heard near the presidential palace in the port city of Aden on Thursday afternoon Swedish time, witnesses told Reuters.
Yemen's prime minister and a number of other ministers were at the presidential palace at the time of the attack, but are said to be unharmed, according to government sources. However, two security guards are said to have been killed.
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels say the attack was part of a strategy to attack "Saudi reinforcements".
The conflict between the Houthi rebels and the Saudi coalition, which supports the government in Yemen, has escalated in recent days. This weekend, twelve people were killed and over 300 were injured in a drone attack on the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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