Saudi-led coalition says it destroyed Houthi drones targeted Abha’s Airport

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Houthis in Yemen said on Tuesday it had intercepted and destroyed an explosive drone aimed by the Houthis at civilian targets in the south of the kingdom.

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group said it aimed a number of drones at Saudi Arabia’s Abha International Airport early on Tuesday and put it out of action for several hours.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said on Twitter the attack with Samad 3 drones took place at dawn.