A spokesman for the Saudi coalition on Wednesday night confirmed the second drone strike by the Yemeni army and popular committees in southwestern Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours, claiming that the Yemeni bird had been intercepted and shot down.
The official Saudi news agency reported Wednesday night that coalition forces intercepted and shot down a bomb-laden drone that had been flown by the Houthis (Ansarullah movement) to the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait.
Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the self-proclaimed Arab Coalition, claimed that coalition forces were able to shoot down the drone, which was planning to attack the town of Khamis Mushait, on Wednesday night.
This is the second drone strike by the Yemeni army and popular committees against the city of Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours.
On Wednesday morning, al-Maliki confirmed the news of a drone strike by the Yemeni army and popular committees in Saudi Arabia, claiming that the Yemeni bird had been intercepted and destroyed.
Saudi Arabia, in a coalition of several Arab countries and with the cooperation of the United States, has launched large-scale attacks against Yemen since April 26, 1994, killing civilians, women and children.
The official Saudi news agency reported Wednesday night that coalition forces intercepted and shot down a bomb-laden drone that had been flown by the Houthis (Ansarullah movement) to the southwestern city of Khamis Mushait.
Turki al-Maliki, a spokesman for the self-proclaimed Arab Coalition, claimed that coalition forces were able to shoot down the drone, which was planning to attack the town of Khamis Mushait, on Wednesday night.
This is the second drone strike by the Yemeni army and popular committees against the city of Khamis Mushait in southwestern Saudi Arabia in the past 24 hours.