Saudi intercepts Houthi drone launched towards residential area

The Iran-backed rebels said earlier on Tuesday that they had attacked military sites and aircraft hangars at two Saudi airports

This photograph released by the state-run Saudi Press Agency shows debris on the tarmac of Abha Regional Airport after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels in Abha, Saudi Arabia, Wednesday, June 12, 2019. Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked the airport with a cruise missile. Saudi officials said the attack wounded more than 20 people. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

Debris litters the runway of Abha Regional Airport, Saudi Arabia, after an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels on June 12, 2019. Saudi Press Agency / AP

Reuters

Jun 26, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s air defences intercepted a drone launched towards a residential area in Khamis Mushait by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis on Tuesday, the spokesman for the Riyadh-led coalition said.

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The Houthis’ Al Masirah TV said earlier that the group had attacked military sites and aircraft hangars at two nearby airports in south-western Saudi Arabia.

There were no details about casualties or damage.