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UN envoy arrives in Aden a week after deadly airport blast By Associated Press AP
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CAIRO (AP) The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Thursday toured the damage from a recent airport missile attack that killed at least 25 people and wounded 110 others.
Envoy Martin Griffiths held talks with Prime Minister Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed, Minister of Foreign and Expatriate Affairs Ahmed Bin Mubarak and other members of Yemen s newly-formed cabinet. Griffiths reiterated his condemnation of last week s attack in Aden and expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
“The attack on the cabinet in Aden was devastating, not only due to the tragically heavy civilian toll, but also because it has political implications that could stir deep distrust,” Griffiths said in a statement released after his visit. “I discussed the prospects of the political pr