MAARIB (AA): Yemen’s Houthi rebel group on Thursday carried out a droneattack on the Najran airport in southern Saudi Arabia, according to atelevision channel linked to the group.
Thursday’s drone strike was the group’s third attack on the airport withinthe last 72 hours.
According to the Houthi-linked Al-Maseerah TV channel, the drone attacktargeted a Patriot missile-defense battery that had been installed at theairport.
Last week, Saudi Arabia accused the Houthis of staging drone attacks on twopumping stations along the East-West Oil Pipeline, which carries oil fromSaudi Arabia’s Eastern Province to the Port of Yanbu.
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Since 2015, Saudi Arabia has led a military coalition against the Houthirebel group, which overran much of Yemen — including capital Sanaa — oneyear earlier.
