Drone attack on Saudi Arabia airport: 8 injured, plane also damaged

Riyadh, Ta. Tuesday 31st August 2021

A drone has struck at an airport in Saudi Arabia. In which 8 people were seriously injured. A passenger plane was also damaged. According to Saudi state media, Saudi airports have now been targeted during the ongoing war against Huthi rebels in Yemen. Fighting is raging in Yemen between Huthi rebels and Saudi forces.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the second time in 24 hours that such an attack has taken place. However, no rebel group claimed responsibility for the attack when the airport was first targeted.

The Saudi-led military coalition fighting Iranian-backed Shiite rebels in Yemen has not been told from the area about the attack. No casualties were reported. The army said only that security forces had stopped the explosive drone.

The Saudis are fighting the Houthi rebels

Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have been fighting the Saudi-led military coalition since 2015, have targeted military installations inside Saudi Arabia. International airports are also a target of insurgents. It is also attacking important oil plants in the state.

What is the cause of the conflict in Yemen?

Yemen has long been facing a civil war. The Houthi rebels recaptured the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and regained control of much of the country. The attack forced then-Yemeni President Abedrabbu Mansour Hadi to flee the country. Saudi Arabia is in support of Mansour Hadi and is fighting the Houthis.