Houthi rebels shoot at Saudi airport again Currently Middle East | '
This time, the explosive device hit the parking lot at Abha Airport, which is about 200 kilometers from the Yemeni border. A Syrian living in Saudi Arabia has been killed and 21 civilians have suffered injuries, according to Saudi state television. The flight operation was interrupted for some time, meanwhile it runs according to official data again normally.
Earlier, the Yemeni Houthi rebels' TV channel reported that the Iran-backed movement had attacked Abha Airport and Jizan's Saudi regional airport, also known as King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport, with unmanned drones.
The parking lot in front of Abha Airport (archive image)
On June 12, the Shiite Houthis fired a rocket on Abha out of Yemen. 26 people were injured.
Saudi Arabia, with the support of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the West, intervened in the Yemen war in 2015 to strengthen the troops of President Abd Rabbo Mansur Hadi in the fight against the Houthis. The kingdom repeatedly accuses the Iranian leadership of supplying the Houthi rebels with rockets and drones. Tehran denies that. Saudi Arabia and Iran, bitterly at odds with each other, are fighting for supremacy in the region.
Joint statement of the military coalition
In a joint statement released by the Saudi embassy in Washington this Sunday, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, the UK and the US are concerned about the recent attacks by the Houthis. The quartet was also concerned about Iranian activities that could destabilize the entire Middle East region. Mention is made in this context of attacks on two tankers in the Gulf of Oman. Iran rejects any involvement in this incident.
At the same time, the Alliance called on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to work constructively with UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths so that the goals agreed in the December peace talks could be implemented.
se / qu (rtr, afp, dpa)
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