Houthi drone attack on Abha International Airport, Abha · 10 February 2022
General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi air defenses thwarted a hostile act and destroyed a (booby-trapped) drone launched toward Abha International Airport
عام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: الدفاعات السعودية أحبطت عملاً عدائياً ودمرت طائرة مسيّرة (مفخخة) أطلقت باتجاه مطار أبها الدولي (machine translation)
- Date
- 10 February 2022 · 9 Rajab 1443 AH
- Place
- Abha International Airport, Abha
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- 12 injured
- Victims
- Saudi: 2 injured; Bangladeshi: 4 injured; Nepali: 3 injured; Filipino: 1 injured; Sri Lankan: 1 injured; Indian: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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- General / Command of the Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi air defenses thwarted a hostile act and destroyed a (booby-trapped) drone launched toward Abha International Airportعام / قيادة القوات المشتركة للتحالف: الدفاعات السعودية أحبطت عملاً عدائياً ودمرت طائرة مسيّرة (مفخخة) أطلقت باتجاه مطار أبها الدولي (machine translation)
“Riyadh 09 Rajab 1443 AH corresponding to 10 February 2022 AD SPA The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen" Brigadier General Staff Turki Al-Maliki stated that Saudi air defenses were able today, Thursday (12:05) 10 February 2022 AD…”
- Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi air defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport.#القوات_المشتركة للتحالف: الدفاعات السعودية تدمر طائرة مسيّرة اطلقت باتجاه مطار ابها الدولي. (machine translation)
“Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport. https://t.co/O7DxK6MQ6k”
- @modgovksa: Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi air defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport.@modgovksa: #القوات_المشتركة للتحالف: الدفاعات السعودية تدمر طائرة مسيّرة اطلقت باتجاه مطار ابها الدولي. (machine translation)
“Joint Forces of the Coalition: Saudi air defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport.”
- At least 12 people injured after drone intercepted above Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
- 12 injured as Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone above Abha airport
“12 injured as Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi drone above Abha airport Saudi Gazette report ABHA — Saudi air defenses have intercepted a Houthi drone targeting Abha’s international airport, the Arab Coalition said.…”
- 12 civilians injured in Houthi drone strike on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport
“- The coalition asked people in Sanaa to evacuate civilian sites that are being used militarily for the next 72 hours - 200 members of militia killed in unsuccessful attempts to break the Yemeni army’s siege of Haradh…”
- Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: Air traffic resumes and flights rescheduled at Abha Airport after the destruction of a drone launched toward it. Al-Nahar Bulletinفيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية: عودة الحركة الجوية وجدولة الرحلات في مطار #أبها بعد تدمير طائرة مسيرة أطلقت تجاهه #نشرة_النهار (machine translation)
“Video | Al-Ekhbariya correspondent: Air traffic resumes and flights rescheduled at Abha airport after the destruction of a drone launched toward it Al-Nahar Bulletin https://t.co/68JNqGWJjB”
- US says committed to supporting Saudi Arabia defend itself from Houthi attacks
“- “America will have the backs of our friends in the region”: US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan - “I wish the injured a speedy recovery, and I call on the Houthis to end the violence”: UK ambassador to Riyadh…”
- 12 civilians injured in a Houthi terrorist attack on Abha Airportإصابة 12 مدنياً في اعتداء إرهابي حوثي على مطار أبها (machine translation)
“Saudi Royal Air Defense intercepted yesterday, Thursday, a hostile cross-border act using a Houthi drone rigged with explosives that targeted Abha International Airport, injuring 12 civilians of several nationalities after fragments scattered as a result of the interception.…”
- Coalition: Saudi air defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport. Al-Arabiyaالتحالف: الدفاعات #السعودية تدمر طائرة مسيرة أطلقت باتجاه مطار #أبها الدولي #العربية (machine translation)
“Coalition: Saudi defenses destroy a drone launched toward Abha International Airport”
- #BREAKING: Coalition: Saudi defenses destroy drone that was launched towards #Abha International Airport: Al-Arabiya
“#BREAKING: Coalition: Saudi defenses destroy drone that was launched towards #Abha International Airport: Al-Arabiya https://t.co/mjw17DIbUi https://t.co/YttN4qbDdL”
- #BREAKING: Four civilians injured in drone attack targeting #Abha airport, including workers and travelers: Coalition
“#BREAKING: Four civilians injured in drone attack targeting #Abha airport, including workers and travelers: Coalition https://t.co/mjw17DIbUi https://t.co/7TzDEpGExN”
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