Abha Airport Attack
The attack on abha airport was condemned across the middle east and by the us defence department.
Abha airport attack. The attack targeted the arrivals hall of abha international airport in southwestern saudi arabia and killed one civilian and injured 47 others. On june 12 a rebel missile attack on abha airport wounded 26 civilians drawing promises of stern action. Saudi led coalition says missile struck arrivals hall of airport in town of abha in kingdom s southwest.
The attack forced the airport to close for a few hours and took out military positions and a few sensitive targets. The northern yemeni group the houthi movement is taking credit. 08 mna spokesman of the yemeni armed forces yahya sare e said that the yemeni army targeted saudi arabia s abha international airport with a number of drones.
Col maliki said the attack on a civilian airport which is about 110km 70 miles from the border with yemen was a violation of international humanitarian law and that it might constitute a war. Houthi missile attack on saudi arabia s abha airport wounds 26. The saudi led military brutally took over yemen in 2015.
The attack hit abha airport in southern saudi arabia a facility used daily by thousands of civilians added colonel turki al maliki. Cnn a second attack in two months on an airport in southwestern saudi arabia has wounded nine people according to a saudi led. A number of drones have reportedly targeted saudi arabia s abha international airport.
The saudi led coalition stated that an iranian made ya ali cruise missile had been used in the attack but jane s. Abha airport has come under repeated missile and drone attacks in the past several weeks. Yemeni army launches rocket attack on saudi s abha airport tehran sep.
Us condemns houthi attack on abha airport that injured 9 tuesday s houthi attack on the airport took place shortly after midnight this is the third time the airport has been targeted by the yemen.
