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Saudis intercept 5 Al Houthi drones in new airport attack: coalition

Drones launched towards Abha international airport and Khamis Mushait



Cars are parked in front of the Abha airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia's mountainous resort, on June 12, 2019.
Image Credit: AFP

Riyadh: Saudi forces on Friday intercepted five Al Houthi drones in the second aerial attack on an airport in the kingdom’s southwest in two days, a Riyadh-led military coalition fighting the militia said.

“The royal Saudi air defence force and air force successfully intercepted and destroyed five unmanned drone aircraft launched by [Al] Houthi militia towards Abha international airport and Khamis Mushait,” the coalition said in a statement released by the official Saudi Press Agency.

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