Home GCC Saudi Arabia Four people injured at Saudi’s Abha airport in latest Yemeni drone attack The coalition said falling debris from the drone – which was intercepted and destroyed – injured four workers at the airport by Aarti Nagraj October 7, 2021 The Saudi-led coalition intercepted an explosives-laden drone targeting its Abha international airport, local media reported early on Thursday. The coalition said falling debris from the drone shattered the glass of some of the windows, injuring four workers at the airport, the official Saudi Press Agency reported. #عاجل #التحالف: إصابات طفيفة لأربعة من العاملين بمطار أبها الدولي وتهشم الزجاج لبعض الواجهات.#واس_عام — واس العام (@SPAregions) October 6, 2021 “The Houthi attempt to target civilians at Abha Airport constitutes a war crime,” the coalition said. “We are taking operational measures to neutralise the threat sources used in the attempted attack on Abha airport,” it added. State TV Al-Ekhbariyah confirmed that traffic had resumed to normal at the airport after operations were halted briefly due to the attack. فيديو | مراسل #الإخبارية من #مطار_أبها: الحركة في المطار تسير بكل سلاسة رغم الاعتداءات الحوثية الفاشلة pic.twitter.com/8cVeAfLfLE — قناة الإخبارية (@alekhbariyatv) October 7, 2021 Saudi Arabia – and specifically the Abha airport – has seen repeated drone and missile strikes in recent months. On August 31, a drone attack on the airport injured eight people and damaged an Airbus 320 civilian aircraft. Tags Abha Airport Coalition Drone Government News Saudi Arabia Yemen 0 Comments You might also like Egypt’s sovereign dollar bonds fall, reversing gains on Saudi visit PIF-backed Lucid says stock sale will provide ‘cash runway’ well into 2026 Saudi Arabia’s PIF sets up company to build staff accommodation Saudi Arabia’s United International Holding to sell 30% stake via IPO