Saudi Gazette report

ABHA — Saudi air defenses have intercepted a Houthi drone targeting Abha’s international airport, the Arab Coalition said.

At least 12 people of different nationalities were injured as a result of the attack Thursday afternoon. He stated that the injured are of different nationalities, among them two Saudis, four Bangladeshi, three Nepali, one Indian, a Filipino and a Sirlankian.

Debris from the intercepted drone reportedly fell within the vicinity of the airport. Air traffic had returned to normal about an hour after the initial report of the drone attack, the coalition said.

“We will take firm operational measures in response to the threat against civilian airports and travelers,” a coalition spokesperson said in a statement carried by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).