Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 6 November 2021
Saudi defenses destroy a booby-trapped "drone" launched toward Abha airport
الدفاعات السعودية تدمر «مسيّرة» مفخخة أُطلقت نحو مطار أبها (machine translation)
- Date
- 6 November 2021 · 1 Rabi' al-Thani 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 (8 reports in all)
- Arab coalition destroys drone targeting Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
“- OIC, Arab Parliament call for global action against militia - Earlier on Saturday, the coalition said that 157 Houthis had been killed in strikes on areas in Yemen - The coalition has been reporting near-daily strikes…”
- Saudi defenses destroy a booby-trapped "drone" launched toward Abha airportالدفاعات السعودية تدمر «مسيّرة» مفخخة أُطلقت نحو مطار أبها (machine translation)
“Saudi air defenses today (Saturday) destroyed an explosive-laden drone launched toward Abha International Airport (south of the Kingdom). The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen affirmed that it deals with sources of threat to protect civilians and civilian objects from attacks…”
- Saudi defenses destroy a booby-trapped drone that targeted Abha airportالدفاعات السعودية تدمر مسيّرة مفخخة استهدفت مطار أبها (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced yesterday that Saudi air defenses succeeded in intercepting and destroying an explosive-laden drone launched toward Abha International Airport. The Coalition added: "We deal with sources of threat to protect civilians and civilian objects from attacks…”
- Saudi defenses intercept 3 Houthi ballistic missiles that targeted the southالدفاعات السعودية تعترض 3 صواريخ باليستية حوثية استهدفت الجنوب (machine translation)
“The Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen announced that Saudi air defenses today (Wednesday) intercepted three ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia toward the south. The Coalition said it foiled the terrorist Houthi militia's random attempts to target…”
- #BREAKING: Arab coalition says it has destroyed an explosive-laden drone attempting to attack Abha international airport, #SaudiArabia
“#BREAKING: Arab coalition says it has destroyed an explosive-laden drone attempting to attack Abha international airport, #SaudiArabia https://t.co/jQtlINCLvS https://t.co/BdYzZ7XiXm”
- Saudi air defences intercept and destroy drone launched toward Abha airport -SPA