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10 Injured in 2 Drone Attacks at Saudi's King Abdullah Airport


Sat 09 Oct 2021 | 11:24 AM
Omnia Ahmed

Ten people were injured in two explosives-laden drone attacks at King Abdullah airport in the southern Saudi city of Jizan late on Friday and early on Saturday.

The military coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015, backing forces of the ousted government of President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group.

Saudi state media said the victims were six Saudis, three Bangladeshi nationals, and one Sudanese. A coalition spokesman stated that some of the airport's facade windows were shattered in the first attack.

A second explosives-laden drone was intercepted early on Saturday, the coalition said, without giving further details on any injuries or damages.

Air traffic in King Abdullah airport was normal, state TV said.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility by the Houthis. The group regularly launches drone and missile attacks targeting the gulf kingdom.