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Saudi defences destroy two Houthi drones targeting Abha airport -news agency

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Reuters
Published: Dec 19, 2021, 08:37 UTC

CAIRO (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's air defences on Sunday destroyed two drones launched by Yemen's Houthis toward the Abha international airport in the southwest of the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

Saudi defences destroy two Houthi drones targeting Abha airport -news agency

CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s air defences on Sunday destroyed two drones launched by Yemen’s Houthis toward the Abha international airport in the southwest of the kingdom, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported.

State-run SPA cited a statement from the Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iran-aligned Houthi group which controls most of northern Yemen.

(Reporting by Enas Alashray; editing by Jason Neely)

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