Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 27 October 2021
Interception of a "booby-trapped drone" that tried to target Abha Airport... and destruction of another launched toward Najran
اعتراض «مسيّرة مفخخة» حاولت استهداف مطار أبها... وتدمير أخرى أُطلقت نحو نجران (machine translation)
- Date
- 27 October 2021 · 21 Rabi' al-Awwal 1443 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (10 reports in all)
- Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drones targeting Abha airport, Najran
“- The GCC, OIC and Bahrain strongly condemned the two attacks, and affirmed their support for the Kingdom RIYADH: Saudi air defenses destroyed explosive drones by Yemen’s Houthi militia targeting Abha airport and…”
- Interception of a "booby-trapped drone" that tried to target Abha Airport... and destruction of another launched toward Najranاعتراض «مسيّرة مفخخة» حاولت استهداف مطار أبها... وتدمير أخرى أُطلقت نحو نجران (machine translation)
“The Coalition for Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen announced today the destruction of a booby-trapped drone that attempted to target Abha International Airport. Saudi air defenses also intercepted a booby-trapped drone that attempted to target the city of Najran. The Coalition affirmed that it will deal firmly with the attacks…”
- OIC condemns Houthi attack on Abha and Najran airports with two "booby-trapped" drones«التعاون الإسلامي» يدين الهجوم الحوثي على مطار أبها ونجران بمسيرتين «مفخختين» (machine translation)
“The Organization of Islamic Cooperation condemned the Houthi terrorist attack on Abha and Najran airports with two booby-trapped drones. The Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Dr. Yousef Al-Othaimeen, expressed his condemnation and strong denunciation of the Houthi militia's attempt…”
- Saudi defenses intercept Houthi drone launched toward Khamis Mushait
“RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s air defenses intercepted and destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched by Yemen’s Houthi militia toward the Kingdom’s southwestern region, the Arab coalition said on Sunday. The coalition added…”
- #BREAKING: Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drones targeting Abha airport, Najran — Arab Coalition
“#BREAKING: Saudi air defenses destroy Houthi drones targeting Abha airport, Najran — Arab Coalition https://t.co/VMk3PNTz0r https://t.co/xsILFmsKYZ”
- Saudi air defenses destroy #Houthi drones rigged with explosives targeting #Abha airport and Najran, both located south of the Kingdom.
“Saudi air defenses destroy #Houthi drones rigged with explosives targeting #Abha airport and Najran, both located south of the Kingdom. https://t.co/00AdbuStUv https://t.co/hHlmpBv09j”