US State Department condemns Houthi attack on King Abdullah Airport in Saudi Arabia

US State Department has deunced Houthi assault on Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah Airport in Jazan on Saturday.  US State Department spokesman Ned Price criticised this incident on his Twitter and wrote that ir sympathies are with ten injured people who were simply trying to travel or earn a living.  

Citing Saudi media, Xinhua news ncy reported that a spokesman for coalition, Brigadier-General Turki Al-Malki stated that strike was carried out by a projectile that dropped on King Abdullah airport. Nearly ten individuals were injured in horrific incident. Brigadier-General furr informed that among wounded, re were civilian travelers which included six Saudis, three Bangladeshis, and one Sudanese.  

Aerial attacks on Airports of Saudi Arabia 

According to Gulf News, which cited alliance's spokesperson Turki Al Maliki, an explosives-laden drone attacked airport in Jizan on October 8, Friday night, injuring ten passengers along with airport personnel. However, as per  initial reports, around 5 mir injuries were stated which occurred due to  falling debris caused by  projectile missile, but later,  state media updated  toll to ten.  force of blast broke several glass windows at airport, injuring a few people.   

Gulf News furr reported that four workers at ar Saudi airport were hurt on October 6, after Saudi forces stopped an explosive drone deployed by Al Houthis. Houthis conducted an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) strike on Abha International Airport in Kingdom's sourn Asir Province on Wednesday. 

Conflict between Yemen and Houthis

Al Houthis have frequently increased drone and missile assaults into Saudi Arabia in recent months. conflict between Yemen and Houthis began in September 2014, when an Iran-backed rebel took control over capital city of Sanaa. With help of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, insurgent group overthrew President Abed Rabbi Mansour Hadi's globally recognised administration and created Supreme Political Council. 

Since March 2015, Yemen-recognised government, supported by Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE), has been at odds with insurgent organisation. struggle led nation's previous president, Hadi, to escape to Saudi Arabia. Thousands of people have been killed in a succession of attacks and counter-strikes from year 2015, pushing Yemen to verge of starvation and humanitarian disaster. fragile cease-fire aimed at ending Yemen's civil conflict has been shattered by ceasefire violations and intermittent military escalation on both sides. 

(Im: AP)