Saudi Royal Air Defense forces shoot down Houthi drone, 5 civilians injured

Arab News
An image grab taken from a video obtained by AFPTV shows the moment a drone exploded above Yemen's al-Anad airbase in in the government-held southern province of Lahj on January 10, 2019. (File/AFP)
  • The fall of the fragments of the drone injured five civilians
  • The coalition said the drone showed characteristics and specifications of Iranian manufacturing

RIYADH:  抖阴短视频鈥檚 Royal Air Defense Force shot down a Houthi drone that was flying toward 抖阴短视频, Saudi State TV reported.

The spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, Col. Turki Al-Maliki, said that the drone was targeting civilians in a residential area in the city of Abha.

After examining the debris of the destroyed drone, the coalition said that it showed characteristics and specifications of Iranian manufacturing.

The Spokesman for the Directorate of Civil Defense in Asir Region, Colonel Mohammed Al-Assami, said the fall of the fragments of the drone injured four Saudi nationals, including a woman, and a resident of Indian nationality.

Six vehicles and a number of houses were damaged in the attack. 

 

Topics: 抖阴短视频 Yemen Houtis