Fighter jets ablaze after blasts rock Yemen air base

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Fighter jets ablaze after blasts rock Yemen air base

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Four explosions rocked an air base in Sanaa, setting two fighter jets on fire.

31 October,2011 04:13 am

The bomb blasts prompted the closure of the Yemeni capitals international airport, aviation officials said.There were four explosions at the air force base alongside the international airport and two fighter jets went up in flames, an official said on condition of anonymity.Sanaa international airport closed after the explosions. The airport was closed right after the explosions... All flights have been re-routed to Aden, the souths main city, the official said.Residents of the airport district area reported loud explosions and massive flames and plumes of smoke.There were no immediate reports of casualties and no claims of responsibility for an attack.Sanaa has been the scene of deadly clashes between troops loyal to President Ali Abdullah Saleh, and dissident soldiers and armed tribesmen who have thrown their support behind the protest movement that has rocked his regime since January.Tens of thousands of demonstrators have risked their lives in near daily protests that have been met with force by pro-Saleh troops.Hundreds of people have been killed and thousands more wounded since January.