Houthi drone attack on Abha · 8 March 2019
General / Media Spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir Region: Five civilians injured, including a woman, after fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha fell
عام / المتحدث الإعلامي لمديرية الدفاع المدني بمنطقة عسير: إصابة خمسة أشخاص مدنيين بينهم امرأة إثر سقوط شظايا اعتراض طائرة بدون طيار أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 8 March 2019 · 1 Rajab 1440 AH
- Place
- Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted, debris fell
- Killed / injured
- 5 injured
- Victims
- Saudi: 4 injured; Indian: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (16 reports in all)
- Political / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen": Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a hostile droneسياسي / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف "تحالف دعم الشرعية في اليمن": قوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض طائرة بدون طيار معادية وتدمرها (machine translation)
“Riyadh 1 Rajab 1440 AH corresponding to 8 March 2019 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (12:24) local time in the morning today, Friday, the system detected…”
- General / Media Spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir Region: Five civilians injured, including a woman, after fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha fellعام / المتحدث الإعلامي لمديرية الدفاع المدني بمنطقة عسير: إصابة خمسة أشخاص مدنيين بينهم امرأة إثر سقوط شظايا اعتراض طائرة بدون طيار أطلقتها المليشيا الحوثية باتجاه أبها (machine translation)
“For newspapers only Asir 1 Rajab 1440 AH corresponding to 8 March 2019 AD SPA The media spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Asir region, Colonel Mohammed bin Abdulrahim Al-Asimi, explained that Civil Defense teams began at 12:24 in the morning today, Friday…”
- Media Spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir Region: Five civilians injured, including a woman, after fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia…المتحدث الإعلامي لمديرية الدفاع المدني بمنطقة #عسير: إصابة خمسة أشخاص مدنيين بينهم امرأة إثر سقوط شظايا اعتراض طائرة بدون طيار أطلقتها الملي… (machine translation)
“The media spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Asir region: Five civilian persons, including a woman, were injured as a result of falling fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha. https://t.co/M7w7P6Tfdm SPA”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense Forces intercept and destroy a hostile droneقوات الدفاع الجوي الملكي السعودي تعترض طائرة بدون طيار معادية وتدمرها (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Colonel Staff Turki Al-Maliki, stated that at exactly (12:24) local time in the morning today, Friday, the Saudi Royal Air Defense system detected an unidentified object…”
- Saudi Royal Air Defense forces shoot down Houthi drone, 5 civilians injured
“- The fall of the fragments of the drone injured five civilians - The coalition said the drone showed characteristics and specifications of Iranian manufacturing RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Royal Air Defense Force shot down…”
- Breaking: Media Spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir Region: Five civilians injured, including a woman, after fragments from the interception of a drone launched…عاجل | المتحدث الإعلامي لمديرية الدفاع المدني بمنطقة #عسير: إصابة خمسة أشخاص مدنيين بينهم امرأة إثر سقوط شظايا اعتراض طائرة بدون طيار أطلقته… (machine translation)
“Breaking: The media spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Asir region: Five civilian persons, including a woman, were injured as a result of falling fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha Al-Ekhbariya”
- Media Spokesman of the Civil Defense Directorate in Asir Region: Five civilians injured, including a woman, after fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia…المتحدث الإعلامي لمديرية الدفاع المدني بمنطقة #عسير: إصابة خمسة أشخاص مدنيين بينهم امرأة إثر سقوط شظايا اعتراض طائرة بدون طيار أطلقتها الملي… (machine translation)
“The media spokesman for the Civil Defense Directorate in the Asir region: Five civilian persons, including a woman, were injured as a result of falling fragments from the interception of a drone launched by the Houthi militia toward Abha.”
- Houthi attempt to hit Saudi civilians in drone attack condemned
“- Arab Coalition air defense forces intercepted the drone before it hit its target - Five people injured by wreckage from the aircraft, which ‘showed characteristics of Iranian manufacturing’ JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia’s…”
- Five civilians injured in Abha after fragments of a Houthi drone fellإصابة 5 مدنيين في أبها إثر سقوط شظايا «درون» حوثية (machine translation)
“Five civilians, including a woman, were injured in Saudi Arabia yesterday morning with moderate injuries, and some homes and civilian vehicles were affected, as a result of falling fragments from a drone launched by the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militia toward a residential area in the city of…”
- Video | Pakistan: The Houthi militia's launching of a drone toward Abha is a violation of international law. Saudi Channel#فيديو | باكستان : إطلاق ميليشيا الحوثي طائرة بدون طيار تجاه أبها انتهاك للقانون الدولي. #قناة_السعودية (machine translation)
“Video | Pakistan: The Houthi militia's launch of a drone toward Abha is a violation of international law. Saudi Channel https://t.co/wxptkCjjJr”
- BREAKING: Saudi Royal Air Defense forces shoot down Houthi drone
“BREAKING: Saudi Royal Air Defense forces shoot down Houthi drone https://t.co/TTr5ePyzsq https://t.co/dhSmz8ixrv”
- Arab Coalition and Yemeni government officials condemn #Houthi attempt to strike civilian population in #drone attack on the southern Saudi …
“Arab Coalition and Yemeni government officials condemn #Houthi attempt to strike civilian population in #drone attack on the southern Saudi Arabian city of Abha on Friday https://t.co/WqDgW9NElw https://t.co/vJZAqtZmxc”
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