Lebanese ICRC Spokeswoman Injured in Yemen's Aden Blasts

Lebanese national Yara Khaweja, the official spokeswoman of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Yemen, was lightly wounded Wednesday in the blasts that rocked Yemen’s Aden airport.

According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, Khaweja was leaving for Cairo when the explosions happened.

“She is currently receiving treatment and her condition is stable,” NNA added.

Prior to leaving the hotel for the airport, Khaweja had tweeted that she had carried out her last interview about the humanitarian situation in Yemen.

At least 26 people were killed as the explosions rocked the airport moments after a new unity government flew in, in what some officials charged was a an attack by Iran-backed Huthi rebels.

Although all government ministers were reported to be unharmed, more than 50 people were wounded, medical and government sources said, with the casualty toll feared likely to rise.

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said it was preparing a "mass casualty medical response plan."

As smoke billowed out of the airport terminal from an initial blast, with debris strewn across the area and people rushing to tend to the wounded, a second explosion took place.

Video footage shot by AFP appears to show missile-like ordnance striking the airport apron -- that moments before had been packed with crowds -- and exploding into a ball of intense flames.

It was not immediately clear what had caused the explosions.

Sporadic gunfire was heard soon after.