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Arab Coalition thwarts Houthi attack on Abha airport in Saudi Arabia
File photo of Abha International Airport. (Supplied)

The Arab Coalition intercepted an explosive drone launched by the Iran-backed Houthis towards the Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia, the coalition’s spokesperson Colonel Turki al-Maliki said on Saturday.


The coalition destroyed the improvised explosive device (IED) that was heading towards the airport, he said.


The “terrorist attacks” by the Houthis are a “systematic” and “deliberate” attempt to target civilians, the spokesperson added.


The latest attempted attack comes after a civilian plane caught fire on Wednesday when it was hit by a Houthi drone.


https://twitter.com/SaudiEmbassyUSA/status/1359550551458013185


The Iran-backed group took responsibility for the attack shortly after the airport was hit.


“The UAV air force targeted the airfields of warplanes at Abha International Airport - which is used for military purposes to target the Yemeni people - with four drones,” Yahya Sarie,” Houthi military spokesman said in a tweet after the attack on Wednesday.


“The strike was accurate, thanks to God.”


A US State Department spokesperson told pan-Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat on Thursday that Washington will continue to put pressure on the Iran-backed Houthi militia in an effort to end the group’s “heinous” attacks in the region.


 


source: Tamara Abueish


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