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AFP
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia on Thursday shot down a bomb-laden drone deployed by rebels in neighbouring Yemen to attack an airport in the kingdom, the Riyadh-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen’s government said.
“An explosive-laden drone sent by the terrorist Huthi militia to target Najran airport” was intercepted and destroyed by the Saudi air force, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki was quoted by state media as saying.
The Yemeni rebels’ Al-Masirah TV said the attack –the third against Najran airport in 72 hours–had targeted a Patriot air defence system.
Maliki said “the rebels attacked a civilian airport” and warned of a “response”.
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia on Thursday shot down a bomb-laden drone deployed by rebels in neighbouring Yemen to attack an airport in the kingdom, the Riyadh-led coalition fighting on the side of Yemen’s government said.
“An explosive-laden drone sent by the terrorist Huthi militia to target Najran airport” was intercepted and destroyed by the Saudi air force, coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki was quoted by state media as saying.
The Yemeni rebels’ Al-Masirah TV said the attack –the third against Najran airport in 72 hours–had targeted a Patriot air defence system.
Maliki said “the rebels attacked a civilian airport” and warned of a “response”.
