Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, was in Sanaa airport at the time of the attack.

He says: "As we were about to board our flight from Sana’a, about two hours ago, the airport came under aerial bombardment.

"One of our plane’s crew members was injured. At least two people were reported killed at the airport.

"The air traffic control tower, the departure lounge — just a few meters from where we were — and the runway were damaged."

More lines now from the director-general of the World Health Organization's (WHO) statement.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says his team will need to wait for the "damage to the airport to be repaired before we can leave".

"My UN and WHO colleagues and I are safe," he adds.

"Our heartfelt condolences to the families whose loved ones lost their lives in the attack."

(Source: BBC)