Khaled Bahah’s return from exile in Saudi Arabia follows that of several other Yemeni ministers who relocated to Aden.

Causalties were reported after a hotel where Yemen’s Vice President had been staying at in Aden was attacked by rocket-propelled grenades early Tuesday morning, Al Arabiya News Channel reported.

Yemen’s Vice President Khaled Bahah, who is also the country’s Prime Minister, was staying at al-Qasr Hotel since his return to the liberated city of Aden on September 16 along with several members of his cabinet.

Bahah’s return from exile in Saudi Arabia follows that of several other Yemeni ministers who relocated to Aden from the kingdom in the weeks after the city’s recapture. Bahah made a brief visit to Aden on Aug. 1.

Rockets had reportedly hit the entrance of the hotel and ambulances and civil defence forces were on the scene. Sources said that the rocket-propelled grenades hit three targets in total, including the hotel.

Live pictures on Al Arabiya News Channel showed the hotel, located in Aden’s western suburbs. surrounded by columns of black smoke.

In July, Bahah announced online the “liberation” of Aden after four months of devastating fighting between loyalist forces and Houthi militias.

Yemeni troops and fighters, backed by a Gulf-led coalition, had driven out the militia from in the southern port city.

Fierce fighting in Aden broke out in March as empowered Iran-allied Houthis expanded their bid for power from the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which they overran in September. The militias have allied with several military units loyal to Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.

Related articles across the web

• Yemeni official: Cabinet returns from Saudi exile to port
• Saudi/GCC troops captured, paraded on TV...
• Yemen: Houthis mark one-year anniversary of seizing capital
• Sudanese media spotlight troop deployment to Yemen
• Yemen president returns to Aden after 6-month exile