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Aden has been President Hadi’s base since he fled the capital Sanaa last month
Warplanes have targeted the palace used by Yemen’s President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi in the southern city of Aden.
Officials said anti-aircraft guns prevented any direct hits on the hilltop compound. But witnesses saw smoke rising from the area afterwards.
It is not clear if Mr Hadi was inside, but aides said he was now safe.
Earlier, there were clashes at Aden’s airport between troops and militiamen loyal to Mr Hadi and those backing his predecessor and the Houthi rebels.
At least six people were killed as the president’s forces repelled an assault, which forced the airport’s temporary closure.
Aden has been the president’s base since he fled the Sanaa last month, after being placed under effective house arrest by the rebels when they took full control of the capital in January and declared that a five-member “presidential council” would rule the country.
‘Under control’
The deputy editor of the al-Ayam newspaper in Aden, Bashraheel Bashraheel, told the BBC that he heard fighter jets flying over the city at about 15:30 local time (12:30 GMT).
BBC