Houthi explosive boat attack on Red Sea · 30 August 2020
Interception of a Houthi drone and boat that targeted Abha Airport and the southern Red Sea
اعتراض «مسيّرة» وزورق حوثيين استهدفا مطار أبها وجنوب البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
- Date
- 30 August 2020 · 11 Muharram 1442 AH
- Place
- Red Sea
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Explosive boat
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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- Interception of a Houthi drone and boat that targeted Abha Airport and the southern Red Seaاعتراض «مسيّرة» وزورق حوثيين استهدفا مطار أبها وجنوب البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“The forces of the Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen intercepted today (Sunday) a drone and two booby-trapped boats of the Houthi militia that targeted Abha International Airport and the southern Red Sea. The official spokesman for the Coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, explained that "on the evening of…”
- Widespread condemnations of the Houthis' attempts to attack civilians in Saudi Arabiaإدانات واسعة لمحاولات الحوثيين الاعتداء على المدنيين في السعودية (machine translation)
“Condemnations continued from Arab and Islamic countries and organizations of the Houthi militia's attempts to target civilians in Saudi Arabia, a day after the Coalition to Support Legitimacy downed two booby-trapped drones, one of which targeted Abha Airport, while the Iran-backed militia continued…”
- Saudi-Emirati Coalition intercepts a drone and a booby-trapped boat of the Houthisالتحالف السعودي الإماراتي يعترض طائرة مسيرة وزورقا مفخخا للحوثيين (machine translation)
“The official spokesman for the Saudi-Emirati Coalition forces, Colonel Staff Turki al-Maliki, said that Coalition defenses intercepted and shot down a "booby-trapped" drone with which Houthi group gunmen targeted Abha Airport in southern Saudi Arabia, and the Coalition also intercepted a booby-trapped boat…”