AhlulBayt News Agency (ABNA): The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen says eight people have been injured when a bomb-laden drone targeted Abha airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwest.
In a statement carried by al-Ekhbariya television channel, the coalition said following an earlier reported attack, "a second drone attempting to attack Abha International Airport was intercepted and shot down."
It said a “civilian” plane had also been damaged.
According to the network, after the coalition intercepted the first attack, shrapnel hit parts of the airport near the runway.
It added that flights had been temporarily halted "to ensure the safety of incoming and departing aircraft, as well as civilians at the airport".
No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack. But the coalition blamed it on the Yemeni Ansarullah movement.
According to the statement, the attack was the second to target the airport in the last 24 hours.
Military positions in the airport have been a frequent target of Yemeni drones over the past months. Yemen’s army and Popular Committees regularly target positions inside Saudi Arabia in retaliation for the Saudi-led aggression on their country.
Saudi Arabia and some of its regional allies, backed by the US and other Western powers, have been waging a devastating war on Yemen since March 2015 with the goal of reinstalling a Riyadh-friendly regime that was toppled in a popular uprising.
The Saudi-led war has pushed Yemen to the brink of famine and widespread disease, killed tens of thousands of innocent people, and destroyed the impoverished state’s infrastructure.
The United Nations has described the situation in Yemen as the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
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31 August 2021 - 10:38
News ID: 1175118
The Saudi-led coalition waging war on Yemen says eight people have been injured when a bomb-laden drone targeted Abha airport in Saudi Arabia’s southwest.
