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Missile lands near Israel's main Ben Gurion airport

 
A missile launched towards Israel on Sunday landed near Ben Gurion Airport, the country's main international airport, where footage shared on social media showed a plume of smoke visible from a passenger terminal.

The Israeli military said it was investigating the fall of a projectile launched from Yemen, which landed in the vicinity of the airport.

A Reuters reporter at the airport heard sirens and saw passengers reacting by running towards safe rooms.

Several people at the airport posted videos filmed on smartphones that showed a plume of black smoke visible nearby, behind parked aircraft and airport buildings. Reuters has not verified the videos.

Airport authorities said the projectile had landed on a road near a Terminal 3 parking lot.

One photo shared on social media showed a bend in a road covered in debris.