Sana/Riyadh: Houthi rebels from Yemen, supporting Iran, threatened revenge by launching drone attacks on Saudi Arabian passenger airliners. Saudi Arabia informed that there were no casualties in the attacks. The western and Gulf media are claiming that the Houthi rebels are trying to incite a war when Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies are ready for a ceasefire.
A news channel linked to the Saudi Arabian government carried this report regarding the attacks by the Houthi rebels. On Wednesday, in the afternoon, the Houthi rebels launched four drone attacks on the Abha airport in south-west Saudi Arabia. All four drones were laden with bombs. Two of these drones crashed on a passenger airliner. The aircraft caught fire after this, but there were no casualties. The firefighters doused the fire in time.
After that, the Houthi rebels reacted by accepting the responsibility for the attacks. These drone attacks were in retaliation for the airstrikes carried out by Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies in their country. The Houthi rebels warned that there would be similar retaliation against Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies, even in the future. The Houthi rebels claimed that they had launched an attack on a Saudi Arabian military base and there was no passenger airliner at the base. But the report carried by the Saudi Arabian news channel said that a passenger airliner was damaged in the attack by the Houthi rebels.
This is the second major attack in the last month by the Houthi rebels on a civilian airport. Before this, the Houthi rebels had attacked a civilian airport in Yemen itself. 26 people had been killed in that attack. After that, the Houthi rebels launched drone attacks on the residence of the Yemen President.
Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal had warned a few hours ago that every country in the region, including Saudi Arabia, is faced with the security threat from Iran supported terrorist groups. The Saudi Arabian Foreign Minister warned that if the Biden administration does not swiftly act against Iran and these terrorist groups, the region could be destabilised.
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