The Government of Maldives has strongly condemned the launch of a booby-trapped UAV aimed towards Abha International Airport in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 10 February 2021, resulting in injuries to several civilians.
In a statement released this Friday, the Government of Maldives stated that these deliberate and systematic acts of terrorism, targeting civilian areas and infrastructure threatens the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and exhibits an elevated threat to the stability of the region.
The Government of Maldives also reaffirmed its solidarity with the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reiterates its steadfast commitment to work closely with the parties concerned and the international community to find peaceful solutions to conflicts in the region and fight against global terrorism.
Twelve people were injured by falling debris on Thursday when the Saudi military blew up a Yemeni rebel drone targeting an airport close to the border, officials said.
In comments carried by the Ekhbariya news channel, the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Thursday travelers and workers of various nationalities were wounded by the falling debris in the vicinity of Abha international airport.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group hit a military target at Abha airport with a Qasef 2 drone.
Abha airport has often been a target of Houthi drone and missile attacks. Most are intercepted, but a number of people have been killed and wounded over the years. The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis since early 2015 after the group removed Yemen’s internationally recognized government from power in the capital, Sanaa.
It regularly carries out air raids on what it says are Houthi military targets in Yemen.
In a statement released this Friday, the Government of Maldives stated that these deliberate and systematic acts of terrorism, targeting civilian areas and infrastructure threatens the security of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and exhibits an elevated threat to the stability of the region.
The Government of Maldives also reaffirmed its solidarity with the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and reiterates its steadfast commitment to work closely with the parties concerned and the international community to find peaceful solutions to conflicts in the region and fight against global terrorism.
Twelve people were injured by falling debris on Thursday when the Saudi military blew up a Yemeni rebel drone targeting an airport close to the border, officials said.
In comments carried by the Ekhbariya news channel, the Saudi Arabia-led military coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels said on Thursday travelers and workers of various nationalities were wounded by the falling debris in the vicinity of Abha international airport.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said the group hit a military target at Abha airport with a Qasef 2 drone.
Abha airport has often been a target of Houthi drone and missile attacks. Most are intercepted, but a number of people have been killed and wounded over the years. The Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Houthis since early 2015 after the group removed Yemen’s internationally recognized government from power in the capital, Sanaa.
It regularly carries out air raids on what it says are Houthi military targets in Yemen.
