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Saudi Air Defenses shoot down 5 drones fired by Houthi militia toward Abha airport

[14/06/2019 02:31]

RIYADH-SABA

Saudi royal air forces defenses managed to intercept and gun down 5 drones launched by Iran-backed terrorist Houthi militia on Friday toward Abha's international airport and Khamis Musheit governorate, south of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Spokesperson of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition Forces Colonel Turki al-Maliki said " Air flights and aviation movement at Abha's international airport go on normally, there was no delay of any scheduled air flights".

In a press release published by Saudi Press Agency (SPA) al- Maliki added" Houthi's criminal instrument is desperately and frequently trying to target civil installations and facilities but in vain, their attempts are foiled, drones detected, intercepted and shot down" .