War in Yemen: Second bomb-laden drone hits Abha airport in Saudi Arabia
Eight people were wounded and a civilian plane was damaged after a bomb-laden drone targeted an airport in south-western Saudi Arabia this morning, the country’s state television reported.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack, the second such strike on Abha airport in the last 24 hours. The earlier attack caused no casualties.
The Saudi-led military coalition fighting the Iran-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen did not elaborate on the attack or provide details about the casualties, beyond saying that its forces had “intercepted” the explosive drone.
It is the latest assault on the kingdom amid its grinding war in Yemen.
Since 2015, Yemen’s Houthi rebels battling the Saudi-led military coalition have targeted international airports, along with military installations and critical oil infrastructure, within Saudi Arabia.