The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Monday its forces had destroyed a drone launched towards King Abdullah airport in the southern Saudi Arabian city of Jizan, state media reported.
Shrapnel from the destroyed drone resulted in 16 civilian injuries, state media quoted a coalition statement as saying.
#BREAKING: 16 civilians of different nationalities were injured as a result of the #Houthi hostile attack on #Jazan airport, Arab Coalition announces https://t.co/CkzNbFnLv5 pic.twitter.com/qhCRETnrRF
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) February 21, 2022
The coalition added that the drone was launched from the Yemeni capital Sanaa's airport.
The coalition intervened in Yemen in 2015 after the Houthis ousted the internationally recognised government from Sanaa. The movement says it is fighting a corrupt system and foreign aggression.
#BREAKING: #Arab coalition prepares a large-scale military operation against #Houthis pic.twitter.com/3OzQXUtFAn
— Saudi Gazette (@Saudi_Gazette) February 21, 2022
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