Unmanned Drone Attack at Saudi Abha Airport... 4 Injured Including Travelers

[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] Abha International Airport in Saudi Arabia was attacked by an armed unmanned aerial vehicle (drone), injuring four people.

On the 10th (local time), according to the Saudi state-run SPA news agency, the Saudi-led Arab coalition forces supporting the government troops in the Yemen civil war announced in a statement that they shot down a drone over Abha Airport located in southern Saudi Arabia. During this process, four people, including airport workers and travelers, were injured by shrapnel. Abha Airport is a frequent target of airstrikes by the Yemeni rebel group Houthi (self-proclaimed Ansar Allah).

The coalition forces stated, "We will respond firmly to attacks targeting civilians."

The Yemeni rebels attacked this airport with a drone in September last year, injuring eight people at that time.

The Yemen civil war, which began in 2014, has evolved into a proxy war between Iran and Saudi Arabia. Recently, the rebels have targeted not only Saudi Arabia but also the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The United Nations estimated that as of the end of last year, the direct and indirect death toll from the Yemen civil war reached 377,000.

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