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1 killed, several injured in Houthi's drone attack on Saudi airport | 1 killed, several injured in Houthi's drone attack on Saudi airport |
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Houthi rebels have targeted Abha International Airport in the southern part of Saudi Arabia, killing one person and injuring 7 others. The attack took place as the US secretary of state is on his way to the country. | |
The Saudi-led military coalition, which announced the casualties, didn’t specify how the attack was carried out, but Houthi-owned Al-Masirah TV said drones were used to strike Abha and Jizan airports. The latter attack was not confirmed by anyone else. | |
The strike reportedly hit the airport’s parking area and the person killed was a Syrian national. | |
On Saturday, the coalition said that its planes had destroyed two drones, which were launched from Sanaa Governorate in Yemen, controlled by Houthis. Saudis blame Iran for supplying the rebels with high-tech equipment, while Tehran denies the charge. | |
It’s not the first attack on Abha. It was also struck by a missile on June 12, with 26 people injured in the incident. | |
Saudi Arabia and its allies intervened in Yemen in March 2015 in order to fight the Houthi rebels and help reinstate ousted President Mansour Hadi to power. | |
International human rights groups accuse the coalition of indiscriminate bombings, targeting hospitals, markets and other civilian infrastructure, as well as provoking a humanitarian catastrophe by blockading the country’s ports. | |
A recently published UN study warned that that the number of war-related deaths in Yemen could reach a staggering 233,000 by the end of the year. | |
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