Yemen’s Houthis claim missile strike on Saudi Arabia’s Abha airport-Xinhua
SANAA, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group said Tuesday it had launched a fresh ballistic missile strike on Abha International Airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia's Asir region, claiming the attack disrupted air traffic. In a statement on social media platform X, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea claimed the missile "precisely and directly" hit the airport. There was no immediate confirmation from Saudi authorities regarding the attack. Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation said Tuesday that King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in the country's southwestern region of Jazan and Najran International Airport, also in the southwest, were targeted in separate attacks on Monday evening, leaving three people slightly injured. In a separate statement o...